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Piz Bernina


Piz Bernina

Bernina range with Piz Bernina as highest peak, seen from Piz Languard (Photo: Mg-k)
Elevation:4,049 metres (13,284 feet)
Coordinates:
Location:Switzerland
Range:Bernina Alps
First ascent:1865 by J. Coaz, J. R. Tschamer und L. R. Tschamer
Easiest route:rock/ice climb

Piz Bernina is the highest mountain of the eastern Alps with an elevation of 4049 metres. It is also the most eastern mountain higher than 4,000 m in the Alps. The mountain got it's name in 1850 from Johann Coaz, who achieved the first ascent.

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