Gross Schinhorn

The Gross Schinhorn (also known as Punta di Valdeserta) is a 2,939-metre-high (9,642 ft) mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border.

Gross Schinhorn
Punta di Valdeserta
Gross Schinhorn is located in Alps
Gross Schinhorn
Gross Schinhorn
Location in the Alps
Highest point
Elevation2,939 m (9,642 ft)
Prominence465 m (1,526 ft)[1]
Parent peakMonte Leone
Coordinates46°21′39″N 8°15′36″E
Geography
LocationPiedmont, Italy/Valais, Switzerland
Parent rangeLepontine Alps

A lower summit (2,917 m) named Klein Schinhorn lies north of the Gross Schinhorn. The two summits are referred as the Schinhörner.

References

  1. Swisstopo maps


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