Grenzgipfel

The Grenzgipfel (4,618 m)^[4] (German for Border Summit) is a peak of Monte Rosa Massif (Pennine Alps), located on the border between Italy and Switzerland.

Grenzgipfel
The Grenzgipfel to the left of the Dunantspitze (formerly called Ostspitze) and the Dufourspitze (seen from Nordend)
Highest point
Elevation	4,618 m (15,151 ft)[1]
Prominence	10 m (33 ft)[2]
Parent peak	Dufourspitze
Listing	Italian region high point
Coordinates	45°56′12.3″N 7°52′04.8″E
Naming
English translation	Border Summit
Language of name	German
Geography
Grenzgipfel Location in the Alps
Location	Italian (Piedmont) - Swiss (Valais) border
Countries	Italy and Switzerland
Parent range	Pennine Alps
Topo map	Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
Climbing
First ascent	12 August 1848 by Johann Madutz and Matthias zum Taugwald.[3]

The Grenzgipfel is the highest summit on the Italian side of the Monte Rosa massif and the highest point of the entire border between Italy and Switzerland; it is also the culminating point of the Italian region of Piedmont and of the Ticino river drainage basin.

The closest locality is Macugnaga, which is located east of the Monte Rosa Massif.

See also

• List of Italian regions by highest point

References

1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps.
2. "Grenzgipfel". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
3. Gottlieb Studer, Über Eis und Schnee: Die höchsten Gipfel der Schweiz und die Geschichte ihrer Besteigung, Volume 2, Schmid, Francke & Company, 1899, pp. 78-85
4. According to Collomb, the 'false Grenzgipfel' is 4,618 m, while the 'true Grenzgipfel' is 4,596 m. Collomb, Robin G., Pennine Alps Central, London: Alpine Club, 1975, p. 172

External links

• The Monte Rosa group on SummitPost
• Grenzgipfel on Hikr