Piz Argient
Mountain in Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mountain in Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Piz Argient (3,943 m) is a mountain in the Bernina Range of the Alps on the border between Italy and the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
Piz Argient | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,943 m (12,936 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 99 m (325 ft)[2] |
Parent peak | Piz Zupò |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 46°21′57.28″N 9°55′30.9″E |
Naming | |
English translation | Silver peak |
Geography | |
Countries | Italy and Switzerland |
Parent range | Bernina Range |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Granite |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1869 by Seiler and von Seldeneck, with guides Christian Grass, J. B. Walther and a chamois hunter[citation needed] |
Easiest route | North-east ridge from the Fuorcla dal Zupò (F) |
The peak is bounded to the north by the Morteratsch Glacier, to the west by the Upper Scerscen Glacier, and to the south and east by the Fellaria Glacier. It is separated from Piz Zupò to its east by the Fuorcla dal Zupò (3,844 m) and from Crast' Agüzza to its north-west by the Fuorcla da l'Argient (3,691 m).
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