Piz Timun
Piz Timun is a mountain of the Oberhalbstein Range, located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. On its eastern side it overlooks the artificial lake Lago di Lei.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,211 metres
- Description: mountain
- Also known as: “Pizzo d’Emet”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lago di Lei and Piz Miez.
Lago di Lei
Reservoir
Photo: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lago di Lei is a reservoir in the Valle di Lei, powering the Hinterrhein storage power stations. The reservoir is almost entirely in Italy, but the barrage was built on territory ceded by Italy to Switzerland in 1955 after diplomatic talks, while an equivalent sized territory further north of the lake was ceded to Italy in the exchange.
Piz Miez
Peak
Piz Miez is a mountain of the Oberhalbstein Alps, located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It lies west of Lago di Lei, on the chain that culminates at Piz Timun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madesimo and Campsut.
Madesimo
Photo: Martinelli95, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Madesimo is a village in Sondrio in the Lombardy region of Italy. It was known as Isolato until 1983. The community of Madesimo is split into 3 frazione: Isola, Montespluga, Pianazzo and Madesimo village.
Piz Timun
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Ferrera, Viamala Region, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.46694° or 46° 28′ 1″ northLongitude
9.40949° or 9° 24′ 34″ eastElevation
3,211 metres (10,535 feet)Open location code
8FRFFC85+QQOpenStreetMap ID
node 2440686271OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Piz Timun from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Piz Timun” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بيس تيمون”
- Cebuano: “Piz Timun”
- Chinese: “蒂蒙峰”
- Dutch: “Piz Timun”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بيس تيمون”
- French: “Piz Timun”
- German: “Piz Timun”
- German: “Pizzo d’Emet”
- German: “Pizzo dei Emet”
- Italian: “Piz Timun”
- Italian: “Pizzo d’Emet”
- Italian: “Pizzo di Emet”
- Ladin: “Piz Timun”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Piz Timun”
- Persian: “پیز تیمون”
- Polish: “Piz Timun”
- Romansh: “Piz Timun”
- Spanish: “Piz Timun”
- Swedish: “Piz Timun”
- Swiss German: “Piz Timun”
- Venetian: “Piso d’Emet”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mot Grand della Rebella and Alpe Rebella.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Colletto d’Altare and La Forbice.
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