The Fluchthorn or Piz Fenga is a
mountain
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in the
Silvretta Alps
The Silvretta Alps are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps shared by Tyrol (state), Tirol, Vorarlberg (both in Austria) and Graubünden (Switzerland). The Austrian States of Austria, states of Tirol and Vorarlberg are connected by a pass ...
, located on the border between
Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...
and
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
. With a height of above sea level, it is the second highest summit of the Silvretta Alps. The Fluchthorn lies between the Jamtal (Tyrol) and the
Val Fenga (Graubünden). It consists of three summits of which the southern one was the highest.
The southern summit (including the summit cross) collapsed in a massive landslide which occurred on 11 June 2023 around 15:30 CEST. The main peak (south peak) lost . It fell in the western area of the peak, in the Futschöl Valley.
The landslide was attributed to
permafrost
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melt due to
global warming
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.
The middle peak (3,397 m) is now the highest point of the Fluchthorn and the second highest mountain of the Silvretta.
See also
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List of most isolated mountains of Switzerland
This is a list of the most topographically isolated mountains of Switzerland. This list only includes summits with an isolation of at least , regardless of their elevation or topographical prominence (drop). For a general list of mountains, with ...
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List of mountains of Graubünden
This is a list of mountains of the Cantons of Switzerland, Swiss canton of Graubünden. Graubünden is a very mountainous canton and lies entirely within the Alps. It is also one of the three cantons (with Valais and Canton of Bern, Bern) having ...
References
External links
Fluchthorn on Hikr
Mountains of Graubünden
Mountains of Tyrol (federal state)
Mountains of the Alps
Alpine three-thousanders
Austria–Switzerland border
International mountains of Europe
Mountains of Switzerland
Silvretta Alps
Valsot
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