Piz Miez

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 of Interest

Highlights include Scopi and Cima della Bianca.

Scopi

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

The Scopi is a 3,190-metre-high mountain in the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Lukmanier Pass on the border between the cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. A cable car connects the summit from the road of Lukmanier Pass below the dam, and on the top lies a radar and an air traffic control building, owned by the Swiss Army.

Cima della Bianca

Peak

Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Cima della Bianca is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps and located on the border between the cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. It is in Switzerland and lies east of the Scopi.

Lai da Sontga Maria

Reservoir

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Lai da Sontga Maria is a lake, located north of the Lukmanier Pass in Switzerland. It lies almost entirely in the municipality of Medel, a tiny fraction of the south-west part of the lake belonging to the municipalities of Quinto and Blenio.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Acla and Campo Blenio.

Acla

Hamlet

Photo: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Acla is a hamlet.

Campo Blenio

Village

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Campo Blenio was a municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Campo Blenio would merge with Aquila, Ghirone, Olivone and Torre to form a new municipality to be called Blenio. Campo Blenio is situated 8 km east of Piz Miez.

Ghirone

Hamlet

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY 3.0.

Ghirone was a municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Ghirone would merge with Aquila, Campo Blenio, Olivone and Torre to form a new municipality to be called Blenio. Ghirone is situated 9 km east of Piz Miez.

Piz Miez

Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,118 metres
Category: landform
Location: Medel, Surselva Region, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.57646° or 46° 34′ 35″ north

Longitude

8.83195° or 8° 49′ 55″ east

Elevation

3,118 metres (10,230 feet)

Open location code

8FRCHRGJ+HQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1458176580

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

6935459

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In Other Languages

From German to Spanish—“Piz Miez” goes by many names.

German: “Piz Miez/Cimalmotta”
Spanish: “Piz Miez”

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Localities in the Area

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