Piz Costainas

Piz Costainas is a mountain of the , straddling the - border between Graubünden and . It is the easternmost mountain rising above 3,000 metres in Switzerland.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,004 metres
  • Description: mountain shared by Switzerland and Italy
  • Also known as: “Furkelspitze” and “Piz Costainas - Furkelspitz”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Umbrail Pass and Piz Val Gronda.

Mountain saddle
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is a high mountain pass on the Italy–Switzerland border, connecting in with in the valley. On the Italian side, it connects to the road and the .

Peak
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is a peak.

Peak
or Schafberg is a mountain in the Fallaschkamm mountains, a subgroup of the , more precisely on the eastern edge of the Val Costainas, located on the border between and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trafoi and Santa Maria Val Müstair.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village in the Val Müstair municipality in the district of Inn in the canton of Graubünden. In 2009 merged with Lü, Müstair, , and to form the municipality of Val Müstair.

Village
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is a village in the of the canton of Graubünden, . It was an independent municipality in the district of Inn until on 1 January 2009 merged with , , , and to form Val Müstair.

Piz Costainas

Latitude
46.56227° or 46° 33′ 44″ north
Longitude
10.47495° or 10° 28′ 30″ east
Elevation
3,004 metres (9,856 feet)
Open location code
8FRGHF6F+WX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 950673949
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6935294
Wiki­data ID
Q3905935
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Venetian—“Piz Costainas” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Piz Costainas”
  • Dutch: “Piz Costainas”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پيز كوستايناس”
  • German: “Furkelspitz”
  • Italian: “Piz Costainas”
  • Ladin: “Piz Costainas”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Piz Costainas”
  • Persian: “پیز کاستیناس”
  • Romansh: “Piz Costainas”
  • Spanish: “Piz Costainas”
  • Swedish: “Piz Costainas”
  • Uzbek: “Piz Costainas”
  • Venetian: “Piso Costainas”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Praderalm - Alpe di Prato and Planad - Panada.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Furkeljoch - Fuorcia Costainas - La Forcola and Fallaschkopf.

Graubünden: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Davos and Chur.

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