Fluchthorn
Mountain in Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Fluchthorn or Piz Fenga is a mountain in the Silvretta Alps, located on the border between Austria and Switzerland. With a height of 3,399 metres (11,152 ft) above sea level, it is the second highest summit of the Silvretta Alps. The Fluchthorn lies between the Jamtal (Tyrol) and the Val Fenga (Graubünden). It consists of three summits of which the southern one was the highest.
| Fluchthorn | |
|---|---|
| Piz Fenga | |
 Fluchthorn from the West, July 1987 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,399 m (11,152 ft) |
| Prominence | 647 m (2,123 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Piz Linard |
| Isolation | 15.5 km (9.6 mi)[2] |
| Listing | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
| Coordinates | 46°53′27.2″N 10°13′38.7″E |
| Geography | |
  Fluchthorn Location in the Alps | |
| Location | Tyrol, Austria Graubünden, Switzerland |
| Parent range | Silvretta Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1862 by Johann Jakob Weilenmann and Franz Pöll[citation needed] |
| Easiest route | Scramble |
The southern summit (including the summit cross) collapsed in a massive landslide which occurred on 11 June 2023 around 15:30 CEST. The main peak (south peak) lost 19 feet (5.8 m). It fell in the western area of the peak, in the Futschöl Valley.[3] The landslide was attributed to permafrost melt due to global warming.[4]
The middle peak (3,397 m) is now the highest point of the Fluchthorn and the second highest mountain of the Silvretta.
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