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Punta della Rossa

Coordinates: 46°12′15″N 8°09′13″E / 46.20417°N 8.15361°E / 46.20417; 8.15361
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Punta della Rossa
Rothorn
View from the Mount Corbernas (Devero Valley)
Highest point
Elevation2,888 m (9,475 ft)
Coordinates46°12′15″N 8°09′13″E / 46.20417°N 8.15361°E / 46.20417; 8.15361
Geography
Punta della Rossa is located in Alps
Punta della Rossa
Punta della Rossa
Location in the Alps
LocationPiedmont, Italy/Valais, Switzerland
Parent rangeLepontine Alps

The Punta della Rossa (also known as Rothorn) is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border. The name of the mount, in both languages, refers to the red colour of the rocks on this mountain.

Punta della Rossa in winter
Punta della Rossa on the left

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