Piz Bernina (Romansh, Italian: Pizzo Bernina, Italian pronunciation: [ˈpittso berˈniːna]) is the highest mountain in the Eastern Alps, the highest point of the Bernina Range, and the highest peak in the Rhaetian Alps. It rises 4,048 m (13,281 ft) and is located south of Pontresina and near the major Alpine resort of St. Moritz, in the Engadin valley. It is also the most easterly mountain higher than 4,000 m (13,000 ft) in the Alps, the highest point of the Swiss canton of Grisons, and the fifth-most prominent peak in the Alps. Although the summit lies within Switzerland, the massif is on the border with Italy. The "shoulder" (4,020 m (13,190 ft)) known as La Spedla is the highest point in the Italian Lombardy region.
Piz Bernina is entirely surrounded by glaciers, of which the largest is the Morteratsch Glacier.
The mountain was named after the Bernina Pass in 1850 by Johann Coaz, who also made the first ascent. The prefix Piz comes from the Romansch language of the Grisons; any mountain with that name can be readily identified as being located in southeastern Switzerland.
There's a difficult alpine trail (T6) called Pizzo Bernina - Via Normale leading to the summit.
The nearest mountain hut is Rifugio Marco e Rosa located 1 000m/3 282ft SSE of the summit.
By elevation Pizzo Bernina is
# 1 out of 2797 in the Western Rhaetian Alps # 1 out of 2367 in Grisons # 1 out of 419 in Maloja # 55 out of 42694 in Italy # 1 out of 3401 in Lombardy # 1 out of 973 in Sondrio # 59 out of 10817 in Switzerland # 1 out of 221 in the Bernina Range
By prominence Pizzo Bernina is
# 1 out of 2797 in the Western Rhaetian Alps # 5 out of 60693 in the Alps # 1 out of 2367 in Grisons # 1 out of 419 in Maloja # 4 out of 42694 in Italy # 1 out of 3401 in Lombardy # 1 out of 973 in Sondrio # 2 out of 10817 in Switzerland # 1 out of 221 in the Bernina Range
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