Ago di Sciora

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Ago di Sciora
Sciora.jpg
Ago di Sciora (centre) in the Sciora group. The left peak is Punta Pioda
Highest point
Elevation 3,205 m (10,515 ft)
Prominence 105 m (344 ft) [1]
Parent peak Piz Cengalo
Coordinates 46°18′06″N9°37′33″E / 46.30167°N 9.62583°E / 46.30167; 9.62583 Coordinates: 46°18′06″N9°37′33″E / 46.30167°N 9.62583°E / 46.30167; 9.62583
Geography
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Red triangle with thick white border.svg
Ago di Sciora
Location in Switzerland
Location Graubünden, Switzerland
Parent range Bregaglia Range
Climbing
First ascent 4 June 1893 by Anton von Rydzewski, Christian Klucker and Emile Rey

Ago di Sciora is a mountain in the Bregaglia Range of the Alps, located south of Vicosoprano in the canton of Graubünden. It forms a sharp needle in the middle of the Sciora group.

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References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located south of the summit at 3,100 metres.