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Roccia Nera

The Roccia Nera is a peak of the range in the , on the boundary between the and canton of Valais. It is the easternmost summit of the Breithorn massif, located east of the .
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Wikipedia
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,074 metres
  • Description: mountain shared by Switzerland and Italy
  • Also known as: “Roche Noire” and “Schwarzfluh”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gendarm and Pollux.

Peak
Photo: Francofranco56, Public domain.
The , but also known as eastern Breithorn Twin is a peak of the , located on the border between and , between the canton of Valais and the region of .

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a mountain in the on the border between , and the in . It is the lower of a pair of twin peaks, the other being , named after the Gemini twins of Roman mythology.

Peak
Photo: Francofranco56, Public domain.
The but also referred as the western Breithorn Twin, is a peak of the , located on the border between and , between the canton of Valais and the region of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Riffelalp and Furi.

Hamlet
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet in the municipality of in the canton of . It is located at a height of 2,222 metres above sea level, just above the tree line, approximately halfway between the town of Zermatt and the mountain. is situated 8 km north of Roccia Nera.

Hamlet
is an alpine hamlet in the , located three kilometers south of , at an altitude of 1,687m. It is located on a relatively flat area of land between the Gornera and Zmuttbach rivers. is situated 8 km northwest of Roccia Nera.

Hamlet
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet in the canton of . It is located above at a height of 1,766 metres, between the rivers Zmuttbach and Gornera, at the foot the . is situated 9 km north of Roccia Nera.

Roccia Nera

Latitude
45.9327° or 45° 55′ 58″ north
Longitude
7.77513° or 7° 46′ 31″ east
Elevation
4,074 metres (13,366 feet)
Open location code
8FQ9WQMG+33
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1356298568
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6694229
Wiki­data ID
Q2620095
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Roccia Nera” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Roccia Nera”
  • Cebuano: “Roccia Nera”
  • Dutch: “Roccia Nera”
  • Dutch: “Roche Noire”
  • Dutch: “Schwarzfluh”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل روكسيا نيرا”
  • French: “Roche Noire”
  • French: “Rocher Noir”
  • French: “Schwarzfluh”
  • Georgian: “როჩია-ნერა”
  • Georgian: “შვარცფლუჰი”
  • German: “Roche Noire”
  • German: “Schwarzfluh”
  • Italian: “Roccia Nera”
  • Italian: “Roche Noire”
  • Italian: “Schwarzfluh”
  • Ladin: “Roccia Nera”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Roccia Nera”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Schwarzfluh”
  • Persian: “روکیا نرا”
  • Polish: “Roccia Nera”
  • Polish: “Roche Noire”
  • Spanish: “Breithorn Schwarzfluh”
  • Spanish: “Roccia Nera”
  • Spanish: “Roche Noire”
  • Spanish: “Schwarzfluh”
  • Venetian: “Roccia Nera”
  • Venetian: “Roche Noire”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Schwarztor and Bivacco Rossi e Volante.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Roccia Nera”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.