Fluchthorn
| Fluchthorn | |
|---|---|
| Piz Fenga | |
Alpine mountains above 3000 m | |
| Coordinates | 46°53′27.2″N 10°13′38.7″E / 46.890889°N 10.227417°E |
| Geography | |
  Fluchthorn Location in the Alps | |
| Location | Graubünden, Switzerland |
| Parent range | Silvretta Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1862 by Johann Jakob Weilenmann and Franz Pöll[citation needed] |
| Easiest route | Scramble |
The Fluchthorn or Piz Fenga is a
Val Fenga
(Graubünden). It consists of three summits of which the southern one was the highest.
The southern summit (including the summit cross) collapsed in a massive landslide which occurred on 11 June 2023 around 15:30 CEST. The main peak (south peak) lost 19 feet (5.8 m). It fell in the western area of the peak, in the Futschöl Valley.[3] The landslide was attributed to permafrost melt due to global warming.[4]
The middle peak (3,397 m) is now the highest point of the Fluchthorn and the second highest mountain of the Silvretta.
See also
- List of most isolated mountains of Switzerland
- List of mountains of Graubünden
References
- ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Fuorcla Zadrell (2,752 m).
- ^ Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is north of Piz Linard.
- ^ "Ganzer Gipfel bei Galtür in die Tiefe gestürzt: „Auch das Gipfelkreuz ist weg"". Tiroler Tageszeitung (in German). 2023-06-12. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ^ Gabay, Aimee (26 June 2023). "Climate change causes a mountain peak frozen for thousands of years to collapse". Live Science. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023.
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