Verstanclahorn

The Verstanclahorn is a mountain of the Swiss Silvretta Alps, located between Piz Buin and Piz Linard in the canton of Graubünden. The mountain has a pyramidal shape with the northern face lying above the Verstancla Glacier. The smaller glacier Vadret da las Maisas lies on the south side.

Verstanclahorn
View from Val Lavinuoz, the southern glacier is visible just under the summit
Highest point
Elevation3,298 m (10,820 ft)
Prominence375 m (1,230 ft)[1]
Parent peakPiz Buin
Isolation3.66 km (2.27 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates46°50′6.2″N 10°4′20.9″E
Geography
Verstanclahorn is located in Switzerland
Verstanclahorn
Verstanclahorn
Location in Switzerland
LocationGraubünden, Switzerland
Parent rangeSilvretta Alps

The mountain is located on the ridge between the central Graubünden (north) and the Engadine valley (south), also separating the basins of the Rhine and Inn River.

The closest locality is Lavin, on the southern side.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Verstanclator (2,923 m).


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