Cima di Jazzi
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Cima di Jazzi | |
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Cima di Jazzi (left) from west | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,803 m (12,477 ft) |
Prominence | 243 m (797 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Monte Rosa |
Coordinates | 45°58′51.9″N 7°53′40.9″E / 45.981083°N 7.894694°ECoordinates: 45°58′51.9″N 7°53′40.9″E / 45.981083°N 7.894694°E |
Geography | |
Location | Valais, Switzerland Piedmont, Italy |
Parent range | Pennine Alps |
The Cima di Jazzi (English: Jazzi Peak) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border, just north of Monte Rosa. It overlooks Macugnaga on its east (Italian) side. The west (Swiss) side is entirely covered by glaciers.
Geography
The SOIUSA partition of the Alps places the mountain in the Monte Rosa group of the alpine subsection Eastern Aosta and Northern Valsesia Alps (Pennine Alps); its code is: I/B-9.III-A.3.a.[2]
Mountain huts
- Rifugio Eugenio Sella,
- Bivacco Città di Luino,
- Monte Rosa Hütte.
References
- ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Altes Weisstor (3,560 m).
- ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
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