Piz di Pian
Piz di Pian is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border. With an elevation of 3,158 m, it is the highest summit on the chain south of Pizzo Tambo.Photo: Mænsard vokser, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Description: mountain shared by Switzerland and Italy
- Also known as: “Pizzi dei Piani”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pizzo Ferré and Cime di Val Loga.
Pizzo Ferré
Peak
Pizzo Ferré is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located west of Isola in the Italian region of Lombardy. The Swiss border runs 140 metres west of the summit at approximately 3,040 m. On the north side lies a glacier named Ghiacciaio del Pizzo Ferré.
Cime di Val Loga
Scenic viewpoint
Cime di Val Loga is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy. Cime di Val Loga is situated 2 km north of Piz di Pian.
Cima de Barna
Peak
Cima de Barna is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border. It is situated south of Pass de Balniscio. Cima de Barna is situated 4 km south of Piz di Pian.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Isola and Pian San Giacomo.
Isola
Hamlet
Photo: Schölla Schwarz, CC BY 3.0.
Isola is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km east of Piz di Pian.
Pian San Giacomo
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pian San Giacomo is a village, which is situated 5 km southwest of Piz di Pian.
San Bernardino
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Bernardino is a mountainous village in the canton of Grisons in Switzerland. It is the southern entry point to the San Bernardino tunnel, which complemented the road over the San Bernardino Pass in 1967, opening a new all-year-round road to crossing the Alps. San Bernardino is situated 6 km west of Piz di Pian.
Piz di Pian
- Categories: mountain, tourism, and peak
- Location: Madesimo, Province of Sondrio, Lombardian Alps and Prealps, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
46.45509° or 46° 27′ 18″ northLongitude
9.27219° or 9° 16′ 20″ eastElevation
3,157 metres (10,358 feet)Open location code
8FRFF74C+2VOpenStreetMap ID
node 457015984OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointWikidata ID
Q3906029
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Piz di Pian” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Piz di Pian”
- Dutch: “Piz di Pian”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پيز دى پيان”
- German: “Piz di Pian”
- Italian: “Pizzo dei Piani”
- Ladin: “Piz di Pian”
- Lombard: “Pizz di Pian”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Piz di Pian”
- Persian: “پیز دی پیان”
- Polish: “Pizzo dei Piani”
- Spanish: “Piz di Pian”
- Venetian: “Piso dei Piani”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pizzi dei Piani SW and Sella dei Piani.
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