Signal dome
| Signal dome
Punta Gnifetti
|
||
|---|---|---|
 Signalkuppe from the Lyskamm |
||
| height | 4554 m slm ( 4553 m above sea level ) | |
| location | Canton of Valais ( Switzerland ) / Province of Vercelli ( Italy ) | |
| Mountains | Monte Rosa , Valais Alps | |
| Dominance | 0.7 km → Zumsteinspitze | |
| Notch height | 102 m ↓ Colle Gnifetti | |
| Coordinates , ( CH ) | 45 ° 55 '38 " N , 7 ° 52' 37" O ( 634002 / 86276 ) | |
|
||
| First ascent | August 9, 1842 | |
| Normal way | L - from Colle Gnifetti | |
| particularities | Summit hut (highest in Europe) | |
The Signalkuppe - in Italian Punta Gnifetti - is a 4554 m slm / 4553 m above sea level. M. high peak in the Monte Rosa massif of the Valais Alps on the border between the Swiss canton of Valais and the Italian province of Vercelli .
hut
On its Italian side, the Signalkuppe has the highest refuge in the Alps and thus the highest building in Europe , the Capanna Margherita ( Capanna Osservatorio Regina Margherita ), named after the Italian Queen Margarethe of Italy , who climbed the mountain in August 1893.
Approaches
- From the south (Italy): Capanna Gnifetti 3647 m slm , 4 h
- From the south (Italy): Rifugio Città di Mantova 3498 m slm , 4 h
- From the west (Switzerland): Monte Rosa Hut 2795 m above sea level. M. , 6-7 h
- Northwest flank (border) from Colle Gnifetti (easy glacier tour)
The first ascent of Signalkuppe took place on August 9, 1842 by Giovanni Gnifetti , Giovanni Giordani and six companions.
location
  |
Location of the Signalkuppe in the Alps (right)
and in the Valais Alps (left).
Web links
Commons : Signalkuppe - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Signalkuppe at 4000m - the four-thousanders of the Alps
- Medical research in the high mountains , Heidelberg University
- Signalkuppe on the platform ETHorama