Piz Pisoc

Piz Pisoc is a mountain in the Sesvenna Range of the Alps, overlooking Tarasp in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. With an elevation of 3,173 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the Sesvenna Range west of Pass Costainas (2,251 metres) and the second highest summit of the whole range.

Piz Pisoc
Piz Pisoc (left) from above Scuol
Highest point
Elevation3,173 m (10,410 ft)
Prominence922 m (3,025 ft)[1]
Parent peakPiz Sesvenna
Isolation10.3 km (6.4 mi)[2]
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates46°44′40.2″N 10°16′47.1″E
Geography
Piz Pisoc
Location in Switzerland
LocationGraubünden, Switzerland
Parent rangeSesvenna Range

The east side of Piz Pisoc is part of the Swiss National Park.

See also

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Pass da Costainas (2,251 m).
  2. Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is west of Piz Sesvenna.


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