Grauhorn

The Grauhorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. It lies north of the Rheinwaldhorn, on the range between the Val Carassino and the Länta valley.

Grauhorn
The Rheinwaldhorn (left) and the Gruhorn (right) from the Länta valley
Highest point
Elevation3,260 m (10,700 ft)
Prominence105 m (344 ft)[1]
Parent peakRheinwaldhorn
Coordinates46°30′18″N 9°01′41″E
Geography
Grauhorn is located in Switzerland
Grauhorn
Grauhorn
Location in Switzerland
LocationTicino/Graubünden, Switzerland
Parent rangeLepontine Alps

On the north side of the mountain is a glacier named Grauhorngletscher.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located south of the summit at 3,155 metres.

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