Signalkuppe

The Signalkuppe also known as Punta Gnifetti is a peak in the on the border between and . It is a subpeak of Monte Rosa. The mountain is named after 'the Signal', a prominent gendarme atop the east ridge, named Cresta Signal.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,554 metres
  • Description: summit in the Pennine Alps
  • Also known as: “Punta Gnifetti / Signalkuppe”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Margherita Hut and Dufourspitze.

Mountain hut
Photo: Hejkal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a mountain hut belonging to the Italian Alpine Club, located on the summit of Punta Gnifetti of Monte Rosa, a mountain massif of the lying near the border between and .

Peak
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The is the highest peak of Monte Rosa, an ice-covered mountain massif in the Alps. is the highest mountain of both Switzerland and the and is also the second-highest mountain of the Alps and Western Europe, after .

Peak
Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a peak in the on the border between and . It is a subpeak of Monte Rosa. The summit lies between the Dufourspitze and the Signalkuppe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Staffa and Isella.

Village
Photo: Puntin1969, CC BY 2.0.
is a village, which is situated 8 km northeast of Signalkuppe.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 9 km northeast of Signalkuppe.

Hamlet
Photo: BelPatty86, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km east of Signalkuppe.

Signalkuppe

Latitude
45.92716° or 45° 55′ 38″ north
Longitude
7.87714° or 7° 52′ 38″ east
Elevation
4,554 metres (14,941 feet)
Open location code
8FQ9WVGG+VV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 307196932
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3176029
Wiki­data ID
Q30405
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Panjabi—“Signalkuppe” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Զիգնալկուպպե”
  • Catalan: “Signalkuppe”
  • Cebuano: “Punta Gnifetti”
  • Chinese: “格尼菲蒂峰”
  • Czech: “Signalkuppe”
  • Dutch: “Signalkuppe”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سيجنالكوپ”
  • Esperanto: “Signalkuppe”
  • Finnish: “Signalkuppe”
  • French: “pointe Gnifetti”
  • French: “Pointe Gnifetti”
  • Georgian: “ზიგნალკუპე”
  • Georgian: “სიგნალკუპე”
  • German: “Signalkuppe”
  • Italian: “Punta Gnifetti”
  • Japanese: “シグナルクッペ”
  • Ladin: “Signalkuppe”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Signalkuppe”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Signalkuppe”
  • Polish: “Signalkuppe”
  • Portuguese: “Pico Gnifetti”
  • Russian: “Зигналькуппе”
  • Spanish: “Signalkuppe”
  • Swahili: “Signalkuppe”
  • Swedish: “Signalkuppe”
  • Swiss German: “Signalkuppe”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Signalkuppe”
  • Venetian: “Ponta Gnifetti”
  • Western Panjabi: “سگنلکپے”

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