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Piz Vadret

Coordinates: 46°41′13.4″N 9°57′45.5″E / 46.687056°N 9.962639°E / 46.687056; 9.962639
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Piz Vadret
Piz Vadret
Highest point
Elevation3,229 m (10,594 ft)
Prominence659 m (2,162 ft)[1]
Parent peakPiz Kesch
Isolation9.7 km (6.0 mi)[2]
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates46°41′13.4″N 9°57′45.5″E / 46.687056°N 9.962639°E / 46.687056; 9.962639
Geography
Piz Vadret is located in Switzerland
Piz Vadret
Piz Vadret
Location in Switzerland
LocationGraubünden, Switzerland
Parent rangeAlbula Alps

Piz Vadret is a mountain of the Albula Alps, in Graubünden. With an altitude of 3,229 metres above sea level, Piz Vadret is the highest mountain of the Albula Alps north of Piz Kesch. At the base of the north face lies a glacier named Vadret da Grialetsch. The closest locality is Brail, in the Engadin.

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is the Sella da Ravais-ch at 2,570 metres.
  2. ^ Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is east of Piz Kesch.
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