Piz Zupò (3,995 m) is a
mountain
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in the
Bernina Range
The Bernina Range is a mountain range in the Alps of eastern Switzerland and northern Italy. It is considered to be part of the Rhaetian Alps within the Central Eastern Alps. It is one of the highest ranges of the Alps, covered with many glaciers ...
of the
Alps
The Alps () are some of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, stretching approximately across eight Alpine countries (from west to east): Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia.
...
, located on the border between
Switzerland
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and
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
. It lies between the valleys of
Morteratsch (Graubünden) and
Malenco (Lombardy). Piz Zupò is the second highest peak in the range after
Piz Bernina
Piz Bernina (Romansh language, Romansh, , ) is the highest mountain in the Eastern Alps, the highest point of the Bernina Range, and the highest peak in the Rhaetian Alps. It rises and is located south of Pontresina in the Bernina Region and ne ...
.
The first ascent of the mountain was made by L. Enderlin and Serardi, with Badrutt (a
chamois
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hunter) on 9 July 1863.
See also
*
List of mountains of the Alps above 3000 m
This page tabulates only the most prominent mountains of the Alps, selected for having a topographic prominence of ''at least'' , all exceeding in height. Although the list contains 537 summits, some significant alpine mountains are necessaril ...
*
List of mountains of Switzerland
References
* Collomb, Robin, ''Bernina Alps'', Goring: West Col Productions, 1988
External links
Bernina Range on SummitPostPiz Zupò on Hikr
Bernina Range
Engadin
Pontresina
Mountains of the Alps
Alpine three-thousanders
Mountains of Italy
Mountains of Switzerland
Italy–Switzerland border
International mountains of Europe
Mountains of Graubünden
Three-thousanders of Switzerland
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