Piz Argient (3,943 m) is a

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in the

Bernina Range The Bernina Range is a mountain range in the Alps of eastern Switzerland and northern Italy. It is considered to be part of the Rhaetian Alps within the Central Eastern Alps. It is one of the highest ranges of the Alps, covered with many glaciers ...

of the

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on the border between

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and the

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canton of Graubünden. The peak is bounded to the north by the

Morteratsch Glacier The Morteratsch Glacier () is the largest glacier by area in the Bernina Range of the Bündner Alps in Switzerland. By area and by volume (1.2 km3), it is the third largerst glacier in the eastern alps, after the Pasterze Glacier and . T ...

, to the west by the Upper Scerscen Glacier, and to the south and east by the Fellaria Glacier. It is separated from Piz Zupò to its east by the Fuorcla dal Zupò (3,844 m) and from Crast' Agüzza to its north-west by the Fuorcla da l'Argient (3,691 m).

Huts

Marco e Rosa Hut The Marco e Rosa Hut (Italian: Rifugio Marco e Rosa'')'' is a high mountain refuge located on the southern slopes of the Piz Bernina in Italy. It lies adjacent to the Swiss border. The hut is positioned on the Fourcla Crast' Aguzza and is the hig ...

(3,610 m) * Marinelli Hut (2,813 m)

References

* Collomb, Robin, ''Bernina Alps'', Goring: West Col Productions, 1988

External links

The Bernina Group on SummitPost
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