Piz Bernina
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| Piz Bernina
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| Elevation | 4,049 metres (13,284 feet) |
| Location | Switzerland
<tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; border-right: 1px solid #999966; background: #e7dcc3; width: 85px">Range</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; width: 220px">Bernina Alps</td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; border-right: 1px solid #999966; background: #e7dcc3; width: 85px">Prominence</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; width: 220px">2234m ranked 5th in the Alps</td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; border-right: 1px solid #999966; background: #e7dcc3; width: 85px">Coordinates</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; width: 220px"></td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; border-right: 1px solid #999966; background: #e7dcc3; width: 85px">First ascent</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; width: 220px">1865 by J. Coaz, J. R. Tschamer und L. R. Tschamer</td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; border-right: 1px solid #999966; background: #e7dcc3; width: 85px">Easiest route</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; width: 220px">rock/ice climb</td></tr> |
Piz Bernina is the highest mountain of the Eastern Alps with an elevation of 4049 metres. It is also the most eastern mountain higher than 4,000 m in the Alps, and the fifth most prominent peak in the Alps. Although the massif straddles the Swiss-Italian border, the highest summit is entirely on Swiss territory.
The mountain got its name in 1850 from Johann Coaz, who achieved the first ascent.
It is the left mountain of the two high peaks on the photo on the right. The mountain on the right is the Piz Morteratsch.
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