Grieshorn
The Grieshorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border. With an altitude of 2,969 metres above sea level, it is the culminating point of the group lying between the Gries Pass, the San Giacomo Pass and the Nufenen Pass.
- Peak rising to 2,967 metres (9,734 feet)
- Description: mountain shared by Switzerland and Italy
- Also known as“Corno Gries / Grieshorn”“Mont Gries”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gries Pass and Nufenenstock.
Gries Pass
Mountain saddle
Gries Pass is a 2,469-metre-high mountain pass between Valais, Switzerland, and Formazza, Italy.
Nufenenstock
Peak
The Nufenestock is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riale and Frua.
Grieshorn
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Latitude
46.45165° or 46° 27′ 6″ north
Longitude
8.3929° or 8° 23′ 34″ east
Open location code
8FRCF92V+M5
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Grieshorn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غريشورن”
- Cebuano: “Corno Gries (bukid)”
- Cebuano: “Corno Gries”
- Chinese: “格里斯山”
- Dutch: “Grieshorn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جريشورن”
- German: “Grieshorn”
- Italian: “Corno Gries”
- Ladin: “Grieshorn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Corno Gries”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grieshorn”
- Persian: “گریشورن”
- Spanish: “Grieshorn”
- Uzbek: “Grieshorn”
- Venetian: “Corno Gries”
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