Piz Argient (3,943 m) is a
mountain
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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
Alps
The Alps () are some of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, stretching approximately across eight Alpine countries (from west to east): Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia.
...
on the border between
Italy
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and the
Swiss
Swiss most commonly refers to:
* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Swiss may also refer to: Places
* Swiss, Missouri
* Swiss, North Carolina
* Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
* Swiss Café, an old café located ...
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
Bernina Range
Engadin
Pontresina
Mountains of the Alps
Alpine three-thousanders
Mountains of Lombardy
Italy–Switzerland border
International mountains of Europe
Mountains of Switzerland
Mountains of Graubünden
Three-thousanders of Switzerland
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