Signalkuppe
The Signalkuppe also known as Punta Gnifetti is a peak in the Pennine Alps on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It is a subpeak of Monte Rosa. The mountain is named after 'the Signal', a prominent gendarme atop the east ridge, named Cresta Signal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Margherita Hut
Mountain hut
Photo: Hejkal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Margherita Hut 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 Alps lying near the border between Italy and Switzerland.
Dufourspitze
Peak
Photo: TobiasBender, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dufourspitze is the highest peak of Monte Rosa, an ice-covered mountain massif in the Alps. Dufourspitze is the highest mountain of both Switzerland and the Pennine Alps and is also the second-highest mountain of the Alps and Western Europe, after Mont Blanc.
Zumsteinspitze
Peak
Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Zumsteinspitze is a peak in the Pennine Alps on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It is a subpeak of Monte Rosa. The summit lies between the Dufourspitze and the Signalkuppe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quarazza and Motta.
Quarazza
Hamlet
Photo: BelPatty86, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Quarazza is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km east of Signalkuppe.
Motta
Hamlet
Photo: BelPatty86, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Motta is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km east of Signalkuppe.
Alagna Valsesia
Village
Photo: Maurizio Moro5153, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alagna Valsesia is a comune and small village high in the Valsesia alpine valley in the province of Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy, a UNESCO World heritage site since 2013. Alagna Valsesia is situated 10 km southeast of Signalkuppe.
Signalkuppe
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Macugnaga, Verbania, Piedmont, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.92721° or 45° 55′ 38″ northLongitude
7.87708° or 7° 52′ 38″ eastElevation
4,554 metres (14,941 feet)Open location code
8FQ9WVGG+VROpenStreetMap ID
node 307196932OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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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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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Colle Gnifetti and Seserjoch.
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