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″N7°53′40.9″E / 45.981083°N 7.894694°E / 45.981083; 7.894694
Geography
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Cima di Jazzi
Location in the Alps
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.

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Cima di Jazzi is a snow cap, the peak of the Weissgrats located north of the Y-shaped mountain rock corset. Jazzi is a common name in the Valais Alps and actually means ''mountain pasture''. [2]

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. [3]

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References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Altes Weisstor (3,560 m).
  2. "Cima di Jazzi | Alpinism". Swiss Alpine Club SAC. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  3. Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN   978-88-8068-273-8.