Elevation 2,780 m Mountain range Albula Alps Parent range Albula Alps | Prominence 135 m | |
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Similar Piz Grevasalvas, Piz da la Margna, Piz Lagrev, Piz Kesch, Cima di Rosso | ||
Piz lunghin
Piz Lunghin (2,780 m) is a mountain in the Swiss canton of Graubünden, located in the Albula range, overlooking the Maloja Pass. It can be considered as the "roof of Europe" as the water running off the mountain can head towards the Atlantic, Mediterranean or Black Sea.
Contents
- Piz lunghin
- Map of Piz Lunghin 7516 Bregaglia Switzerland
- Vista dal piz lunghin
- Geography and hydrography
- Climbing and hiking
- References
Map of Piz Lunghin, 7516 Bregaglia, Switzerland
Vista dal piz lunghin
Geography and hydrography
Piz Lunghin lies at the upper end of the Engadine (east) and the Bregaglia (west) valleys. The Maloja Pass, which connects the two valleys, is located 2 km south-east from the peak. The north side of the mountain lies in the protected area Parc Ela.
The notable triple watershed is in fact located 600 metres from the summit itself, at the Lunghin Pass, at 2645 m (46°24′48.70″N 9°39′49.20″E). The north-west side gives birth to a river ending in the Gelgia, a tributary of the Albula, itself a tributary of the Rhine. From the south-west side the water flows towards the Mera in Val Bregaglia, a tributary of the Po. Finally the Inn originates from Lägh dal Lunghin below the peak, east to the pass. The Inn is a tributary of the Danube.
Climbing and hiking
The summit can be reached easily from the north flank via a trail starting from the Lunghin Pass. The pass connects Bivio on the north (via the Septimer Pass) to Maloja (village) in the Engadine on the east. The shortest access is from the latter. From Maloja (1810 m) the trail follows the young Inn and leads to the pass in a few hours of walking.
A signposted multiday trekking route passes the pass as well, called Senda Segantini after the painter Giovanni Segantini that worked on his most famous works in those areas.