Parrotspitze
The Parrotspitze is a peak in the Pennine Alps of Italy and Switzerland. It is located south of Dufourspitze in the Monte Rosa Massif. The mountain is named after Johann Jakob Friedrich Wilhelm Parrot, a German doctor, who made an attempt on the Piramide Vincent with Joseph Zumstein in 1816.- Peak rising to 4,434 metres (14,547 feet)
- …is also known as “Parrotspitze / Punta Parrot”
- Description: peak in the Pennine Alps of Italy and Switzerland
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ludwigshöhe and Signalkuppe.
Ludwigshöhe
Peak
The Ludwigshöhe is a mountain in the Pennine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border.
Dufourspitze
Peak
The Dufourspitze is the highest peak of Monte Rosa, an ice-covered mountain massif in the Alps.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stafal and Alagna Valsesia.
Stafal
Hamlet
Stafal is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km southwest of Parrotspitze.
Alagna Valsesia
Village
Alagna Valsesia is a comune and small village high… Alagna Valsesia is situated 9 km southeast of Parrotspitze.
Staffa
Village
Staffa is a village, which is situated 9 km northeast of Parrotspitze.
Parrotspitze
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Latitude
45.91989° or 45° 55′ 12″ north
Longitude
7.87141° or 7° 52′ 17″ east
Open location code
8FQ9WV9C+XH
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OpenStreetMap feature
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Panjabi—“Parrotspitze” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Պարոտշպիցե”
- Bulgarian: “Пароцпитзе”
- Catalan: “Parrotspitze”
- Cebuano: “Parrotspitze”
- Chinese: “帕洛特峰”
- Czech: “Parrotspitze”
- Dutch: “Parrotspitze”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پاروتسپيتز”
- Estonian: “Parrotspitze”
- Finnish: “Parrotspitze”
- French: “Pointe Parrot”
- Georgian: “პაროტშპიცე”
- German: “Parrotspitze”
- Italian: “Punta Parrot”
- Japanese: “パルロートシュピッツェ”
- Japanese: “プンタ・パッロット”
- Ladin: “Parrotspitze”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Parrotspitze”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Parrotspitze”
- Polish: “Parrotspitze”
- Portuguese: “Pico Parrot”
- Russian: “Парротшпитце”
- Spanish: “Parrotspitze”
- Swedish: “Parrotspitze”
- Venetian: “Ponta Parrot”
- Western Panjabi: “پیرٹسپٹزے”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Seserjoch and Colle Del Lys.
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