Piz Medel

Piz Medel
Piz Medel
	Piz Medel (summit on the right) from the north side
Highest point
Elevation	3,210 m (10,530 ft)
Prominence	942 m (3,091 ft)
Parent peak	Rheinwaldhorn
Isolation	15.4 km (9.6 mi)
Listing	Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates	46°37′5.4″N 8°54′40″E / 46.618167°N 8.91111°E
Geography
	Piz Medel Location in Switzerland
Location	Graubünden/Ticino, Switzerland
Parent range	Lepontine Alps

Piz Medel is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. At 3,210 metres (10,531 ft) above sea level it is the highest summit on the chain between Lukmanier Pass (1,915 metres) and Crap la Crusch (2,268 metres). The mountain overlooks the Greina, an important pass connecting the cantons of Graubünden and Ticino.

The northern side of the massif (Graubünden) is covered by a large glacier named Glatscher da Medel, separated on its lower part in three branches. The massif consists of several summits among which the highest are Piz a Spescha (3,109 metres), Piz Cristallina (3,128 metres), Piz Uffiern (3,151 metres) and Cima di Camadra (3,172 metres).

The normal route to the summit starts at Fuorcla da Lavaz (2,524 metres), a pass connecting the northern valleys of Medel and Sumvitg. A hut has been erected on the pass by the Swiss Alpine Club, the Medel hut.

References

^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Crap la Crusch (2,268 m).
^ Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is north of the Grauhorn.