Piz Terri is a

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in the

Lepontine Alps The Lepontine Alps (, , ) are a mountain range in the north-western part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland (Valais, Ticino, Canton of Uri, Uri and Graubünden) and Italy (Piedmont and Lombardy). The Simplon Tunnel, Simplon rail tunnel ...

, located on the border between the cantons of

Ticino Ticino ( ), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino, is one of the Canton of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eight districts ...

and Graubünden. At 3,149 metres above sea level it is the highest summit lying on the chain between

Greina The Greina (el. 2355 m.) (Italian: ''Passo della Greina'', Romansh: ''Pass Crap'') is a high mountain pass across the western Lepontine Alps, connecting Sumvitg in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland and Olivone in the canton of Ticino. ...

and Soreda Pass. Piz Terri overlooks Lake Luzzone in Val Blenio on its west side,

Val Sumvitg Sumvitg (; ) is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Surselva Region in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. History Sumvitg is first mentioned in 1175 as ''in Summovico''. Geography Sumvitg has an ...

on its north side and

Lumnezia Lumnezia is a valley region and a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss of canton of Graubünden. The former municipalities of Cumbel, Degen, Lumbrein, Morissen, Suraua, Vignogn, Vella, and Vrin merged on 1 January 2013 into the ...

on its east side. Close localities are

Olivone Olivone was a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Blenio (district), Blenio in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Olivone would merge ...

(Val Blenio) and

Vrin Vrin () is a village and a former municipality in the Lumnezia. It belonged to the circle of Lugnez/Lumnezia in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The municipalities of Cumbel, Degen, Lumbrein, Morissen, ...

(Lumnezia). Alp Motterascio

The lake named ''Laghet la Greina'' (0.183 km²Area retrieved from

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(July 2013)) is located not far from the summit, on the northwest side of the mountain, at an elevation of 2,585 metres. The faces are steep. Only a small glacier, named ''Glatscher dil Terri'', lies at the base of the north face. It previously extended down to the lake. The summit can be reached by experienced hikers via a trail on the west ridge. The

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starts above Lake Luzzone at the Motterascio hut (2,171 metres), owned by the

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References

External links

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Piz Terri on Summitpost

Piz Terri on Hikr

Capanna Motterascio
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