Piz Linard is a pyramid-shaped

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of the

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. At 3,410 m it is the highest peak of the

Silvretta The Silvretta Alps are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps shared by Tirol, Vorarlberg (both in Austria) and Graubünden (Switzerland). The Austrian states of Tirol and Vorarlberg are connected by a pass road ( Silvretta Hochalpenst ...

mountain range. It was first climbed on August 1, 1835, by the

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and

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Oswald Heer led by Johann Madutz. Linard-2

There is a legend that a man of name "Chounard" reached the summit in 1572 carrying a large golden cross; however, the cross has never been found. Piz Linard is located between the valleys of ''Val Lavinuoz'' (east) and ''Val Saglains'' (west), both part of the basin of the

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in the

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e valley.

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Piz Linard on Summitpost

Piz Linard on Hikr
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