Piz Roseg
| Piz Roseg | |
|---|---|
The Güssfeldtsattel, the Roseg Pitschen, the main summit and the Schneekuppe (left to right) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,935 m (12,910 ft) |
| Prominence | 417 m (1,368 ft) |
| Parent peak | Piz Bernina |
| Listing | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
| Coordinates | 46°22′25.5″N 9°52′59.1″E / 46.373750°N 9.883083°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Graubünden, Switzerland (massif partially in Italy) |
| Parent range | Bernina Range |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 28 June 1865 by A. W. Moore, Horace Walker and Jakob Anderegg |
| Easiest route | NW ridge, from Coaz Hut (AD) |
Piz Roseg (pronounced as peetse rawzech) is a mountain of the Bernina Range, overlooking the Val Roseg in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
There are two summits on its main ridge:
- the south-east and higher summit (3,935 m)
- the north-west summit, known as the Schneekuppe (3,917 m).
There is also a prominent top on the east-north-east ridge, called the Roseg Pitschen (3,867 m) (Italian border).