Piz Linard | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,410 m (11,190 ft) |
Prominence | 1,027 m (3,369 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Piz Kesch |
Isolation | 24.9 km (15.5 mi)[2] |
Listing | List of mountains of Switzerland, Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
Coordinates | 46°47′56″N 10°04′17″E / 46.79889°N 10.07139°E |
Geography | |
Location | Graubünden, Switzerland |
Parent range | Silvretta Alps |
Climbing | |
First ascent | August 1, 1835 by Oswald Heer and Johann Madutz |
Easiest route | Scramble |
Piz Linard is a pyramid-shaped mountain of the Swiss Alps. At 3,410 m it is the highest peak of the Silvretta mountain range.
It was first climbed on August 1, 1835, by the geologist and naturalist Oswald Heer led by Johann Madutz.
There is a legend that a man of name "Chounard" reached the summit in 1572 carrying a large golden cross; however, the cross has never been found.[3][4]
Piz Linard is located between the valleys of Val Lavinuoz (east) and Val Saglains (west), both part of the basin of the Inn river in the Engadine valley.