Piz Tschierva

Piz Tschierva
Piz Tschierva from south, from Piz Roseg, on the right Piz Morteratsch
Highest point
Elevation3,545 m (11,631 ft)
Prominence211 m (692 ft)[1]
Parent peakPiz Morteratsch
Coordinates46°24′50.6″N 9°53′10.1″E / 46.414056°N 9.886139°E / 46.414056; 9.886139
Naming
English translationDeer mountain
Geography
Piz Tschierva is located in Switzerland
Piz Tschierva
Piz Tschierva
Location in Switzerland
LocationGraubünden, Switzerland
Parent rangeBernina Range
Climbing
First ascent18 August 1850 by Johann Coaz and party[2]
Easiest routeEast ridge, from Tschierva Hut (F)

Piz Tschierva (3,545 m) is a mountain in the Bernina Range of the Alps, located south of Pontresina in the canton of Graubünden. It lies in the range that separates the valley of Roseg from the valley of Morteratsch, north of Piz Bernina. Its summit is located within the valley of Roseg.

Piz Tschierva lies between two glaciers named Vadret da Misaun (north) and Vadrettin da Tschierva (south). The much larger Tschierva Glacier is located at the southern foot of the mountain.

Huts

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References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Forcla Tschierva (3,334 m).
  2. ^ Collomb, Robin, Bernina Alps, Goring: West Col Productions, 1988, p. 76.
  • Collomb, Robin, Bernina Alps, Goring: West Col Productions, 1988. Collomb writes: '[Piz Tschierva is] a tame mountain compared with Piz Morteratsch, but a popular and useful training walk. Easily combined in the same day with the latter.' p. 76.
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