Piz Badile

Piz Badile
The north-east face and north ridge of Piz Badile
Highest point
Elevation3,308 m (10,853 ft)
Prominence262 m (860 ft)[1]
Parent peakPiz Cengalo
Isolation1.1 km (0.68 mi)[2]
ListingGreat north faces of the Alps
Coordinates46°17′41″N 9°35′10″E / 46.29472°N 9.58611°E / 46.29472; 9.58611
Geography
Piz Badile is located in Alps
Piz Badile
Piz Badile
Location in the Alps
LocationLombardy, Italy
Graubünden, Switzerland
Parent rangeBregaglia Range
Geology
Mountain typeGranite
Climbing
First ascentW. A. B. Coolidge with guides François Devouassoud and Henri Devouassoud on 27 July 1867
Easiest routeSouth Ridge (Couloir Route) PD

Piz Badile (3,308 m) is a mountain of the Bregaglia range in the Swiss canton of Graubünden and the Italian region of Lombardy. The border between the two countries runs along the summit ridge. Its north-east face, overlooking the Swiss Val Bregaglia near Soglio, is considered one of the six great north faces of the Alps. The name Badile means spade or shovel (arising from the mountain's appearance when viewed from the Val Bregaglia).

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located east of Punta Sertori at 3,046 metres.
  2. ^ Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is west of Piz Cengalo.