Pointe d'Ar Pitetta

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Pointe d'Ar Pitetta
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Pointe d'Ar Pitetta
Location in Switzerland
Highest point
Elevation 3,133 m (10,279 ft)
Prominence 153 m (502 ft) [1]
Parent peak Weisshorn
Coordinates 46°6′38.8″N7°39′59.6″E / 46.110778°N 7.666556°E / 46.110778; 7.666556 Coordinates: 46°6′38.8″N7°39′59.6″E / 46.110778°N 7.666556°E / 46.110778; 7.666556
Geography
Location Valais, Switzerland
Parent range Pennine Alps

The Pointe d'Ar Pitetta (also spelled Pointe d'Arpitetta) is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located south of Zinal in the canton of Valais. It lies west of the Weisshorn.

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References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located east of the summit at 2,980 metres.