Piz Bernina

AlpsSwitzerland

RangeAlps

CountrySwitzerland

Elevation4,049 m

First Ascent1855 (Cox & Cruess)

About Piz Bernina

The highest mountain in the Eastern Alps. The only four-thousander entirely in Switzerland east of the Bernese Alps. The Biancograd is one of the most famous ridges in the Alps. Named after Italian explorer Giovanni Bernina.

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