Isolation 5.8 km (3.6 mi) Elevation 3,369 m Prominence 620 m First ascender Douglas Freshfield | First ascent 25 July 1866 Mountain range Bregaglia Range | |
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Similar Piz Badile, Sciora Dadent, Monte Disgrazia, Ago di Sciora, Cima di Castello | ||
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Piz Cengalo (3,369 m) is a mountain in the Bregaglia range of the Alps on the border between the Swiss canton of Graubünden and Italy. The first ascent of the mountain was by D. W. Freshfield and C. Comyns Tucker with guide F. Dévouassoud on 25 July 1866. The name 'Cengalo' derives from Tschingel, meaning girdle.
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Map of Piz Cengalo, 23010 Val Masino, Province of Sondrio, Italy
On 28 December 2011 c. 1.5 million cubic metres of rock broke away from the summit area, causing a massive landslide on the Swiss side of the mountain that could be heard in Soglio and Bondo. As subsequent massive rockfalls are expected in the same area, some hiking and climbing routes have been closed.
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Piz Cengalo Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA