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Piz Blas

Coordinates: 46°34′37.7″N 8°43′40.7″E / 46.577139°N 8.727972°E / 46.577139; 8.727972
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Piz Blas
Piz Blas (centre right) from the west
Highest point
Elevation3,019 m (9,905 ft)
Prominence312 m (1,024 ft)[1]
Parent peakPiz Gannaretsch
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates46°34′37.7″N 8°43′40.7″E / 46.577139°N 8.727972°E / 46.577139; 8.727972
Geography
Piz Blas is located in Switzerland
Piz Blas
Piz Blas
Location in Switzerland
LocationGraubünden/Ticino, Switzerland
Parent rangeLepontine Alps

Piz Blas is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Graubünden and Ticino. At 3,019 metres above sea level, Piz Blas is the highest mountain of Val Cadlimo (Ticino), a valley drained by the Reno da Medel, a tributary of the Rhine. On its northern side (Graubünden), it overlooks the valleys of Lake Curnera and Lake Nalps, both drained by tributaries of the Rhine.

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Fuorcla Rondadura (2,707 m).
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