Cima Piazzi

Cima Piazzi, Cima de' Piazzi, del Piazzi or di Piazzi (3,439m) is the highest mountain of the Livigno Alps in Lombardy, Italy. It has a summit elevation of 3,439 m (11,283 ft) above sea level and is located near to the town of Bormio. It has a beautiful and imposing north face, which is covered with ice, and three long ridges, and is glaciated on all sides.[1]

Cima Piazzi
Cima Piazzi in Autumn
Highest point
Elevation3,439 m (11,283 ft)
Prominence1,212 m (3,976 ft)
Parent peakPiz Bernina
Isolation21.88 km (13.60 mi) 
Coordinates46°25′00″N 10°17′06″E
Geography
Cima Piazzi
Alps
LocationLombardy, Italy
Parent rangeLivigno Alps
Climbing
First ascent21 August 1867 by Johann Jacob Weilenmann, Franz Poll & Santo Romani

See also

  • List of mountains of the Alps

References

  1. "Cima Piazzi - summitpost". summitpost.org. Retrieved 3 March 2015.

Sources


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