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Piz Terri

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3 149 m

Elevation

Elevation is the altitude of a place
above sea level.

393 m

Prominence

Peak’s prominence is the least
vertical to be covered to get from the
summit to any other higher terrain.

About

Piz Terri is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. At 3,149 metres above sea level it is the highest summit lying on the chain between Greina and Soreda Pass. Piz Terri overlooks Lake Luzzone in Val Blenio on its west side, Val Sumvitg on its north side and Lumnezia on its east side. Close localities are Olivone (Val Blenio) and Vrin (Lumnezia).

The lake named Laghet la Greina (0.183 km²) 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 normal route starts above Lake Luzzone at the Motterascio hut (2,171 metres), owned by the Swiss Alpine Club.

There's a trail leading to the summit.

By elevation Piz Terri is

# 15 out of 458 in the Adula-Alpen
# 13 out of 824 in Ticino
# 10 out of 121 in Distretto di Blenio
# 25 out of 412 in Surselva
# 39 out of 1744 in the Lepontine Alps

By prominence Piz Terri is

# 22 out of 458 in the Adula-Alpen
# 30 out of 824 in Ticino
# 9 out of 121 in Distretto di Blenio
# 22 out of 412 in Surselva
# 60 out of 1744 in the Lepontine Alps

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