Grieshorn

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Grieshorn
Corno Gries
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Corno Gries (centre)
Highest point
Elevation 2,969 m (9,741 ft)
Prominence 511 m (1,677 ft) [1]
Parent peak Blinnenhorn
Listing Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m
Coordinates 46°27′06″N8°23′34″E / 46.45167°N 8.39278°E / 46.45167; 8.39278 Coordinates: 46°27′06″N8°23′34″E / 46.45167°N 8.39278°E / 46.45167; 8.39278
Geography
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Grieshorn
Location in the Alps
Location Ticino, Switzerland / Piedmont, Italy
Parent range Lepontine Alps

The Grieshorn (also known as Corno Gries) is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border. With an altitude of 2,969 metres above sea level, it is the culminating point of the group lying between the Gries Pass, the San Giacomo Pass and the Nufenen Pass.

On the west lies the slightly lower Klein Grieshorn.

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References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Griespass (2,458 m).