Piz Badus
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Piz Badus or Six Madun is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, lying on the border between the cantons of Uri and Graubünden.
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Piz Badus | |
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Six Madun | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,928 m (9,606 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 529 m (1,736 ft)[2] |
Parent peak | Piz Gannaretsch (3040 m) |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 46°37′20″N 8°39′48″E[1] |
Geography | |
Country | Switzerland |
Cantons | Uri and Graubünden |
Village | Andermatt |
Parent range | Lepontine Alps |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | southeastern ridge from Val Maighels / Maighels hut |
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In its northwestern face, which is the Graubünden side, lies Tomasee, source of the Anterior Rhine. It is possible to reach the lake on a path from Oberalp Pass, suitable for most walkers although still a mountain trail.