Piz Chavalatsch

Piz Chavalatsch
Monte Cavallaccio
Highest point
Elevation 2,763 m (9,065 ft)
Prominence 171 m (561 ft)[1]
Parent peak Ortler
Coordinates 46°36′55.1″N 10°29′31.3″E / 46.615306°N 10.492028°E / 46.615306; 10.492028Coordinates: 46°36′55.1″N 10°29′31.3″E / 46.615306°N 10.492028°E / 46.615306; 10.492028
Geography
Piz Chavalatsch

Location in the Alps

Location South Tyrol, Italy/Graubünden, Switzerland
Parent range Ortler Alps

Piz Chavalatsch (also known as Monte Cavallaccio) (2,763 m) is a mountain in the Ortler Range of the Alps of eastern Switzerland and northern Italy. It forms the border between the Swiss canton of Graubünden and the Italian province of South Tyrol.

The easternmost point of Switzerland is located at Piz Chavalatsch at c. 46°36′55.1″N 10°29′31.3″E / 46.615306°N 10.492028°E / 46.615306; 10.492028 (Swiss Grid: 833841/166938[2]).

References

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