Cima di Jazzi

Mountain in Valais, Switzerland and Piedmont, Italy
Cima di Jazzi is located in Alps
Cima di Jazzi
Cima di Jazzi
Location in the Alps
LocationValais, Switzerland
Piedmont, ItalyParent rangePennine 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.

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]

Mountain huts

References

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Altes Weisstor (3,551 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.

External links

  • Cima di Jazzi on Hikr


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