Piz Ravetsch is a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...
in the
Lepontine Alps
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, located in
Graubünden near the border with
Ticino
Ticino (), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino,, informally ''Canton Ticino'' ; lmo, Canton Tesin ; german: Kanton Tessin ; french: Canton du Tessin ; rm, Chantun dal Tessin . ...
. Piz Ravetsch is the highest summit of the range that separates Val Maighels and the valley of
Lake Curnera. A relatively large glacier, named ''Glatscher da Maighels'' lies over its western flanks.
References
External links
Piz Ravetsch on Summitpost
Mountains of Graubünden
Mountains of the Alps
Alpine three-thousanders
Lepontine Alps
Mountains of Switzerland
Tujetsch
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