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Piz Gannaretsch

Piz Gannaretsch
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Piz Gannaretsch from Lai da Sontga Maria
Highest point
Elevation 3,040 m (9,970 ft)
Prominence 934 m (3,064 ft) 
Isolation 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi)
Parent peak Finsteraarhorn
Listing Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates 46°36′43.3″N 8°47′11.2″E / 46.612028°N 8.786444°E / 46.612028; 8.786444Coordinates: 46°36′43.3″N 8°47′11.2″E / 46.612028°N 8.786444°E / 46.612028; 8.786444
Geography
Piz Gannaretsch is located in Switzerland
Piz Gannaretsch
Piz Gannaretsch
Location in Switzerland
Location Graubünden, Switzerland
Parent range Lepontine Alps

Piz Gannaretsch is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Sedrun in Graubünden. At 3,040 metres above sea level, its summit is the highest point of the range lying between St Gotthard Pass and Lukmanier Pass. The massif of Piz Gannaretsch separates the valleys of Lake Nalps (west) and Lake Sontga Maria (east).

A glacier named Glatscher da Gannaretsch lies over the north-western flanks of Piz Gannaretsch.



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