Piz Sardona

Coordinates: 46°55′22.2″N 9°15′5.4″E / 46.922833°N 9.251500°E / 46.922833; 9.251500
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Piz Sardona
Surenstock
Piz Sardona from the Calfeisen valley (east side)
Highest point
Elevation3,056 m (10,026 ft)
Prominence113 m (371 ft)[1]
Parent peakPiz Segnas
Coordinates46°55′22.2″N 9°15′5.4″E / 46.922833°N 9.251500°E / 46.922833; 9.251500
Geography
Piz Sardona is located in Switzerland
Piz Sardona
Piz Sardona
Location in Switzerland
Location
Graubünden)
Parent rangeGlarus Alps

Piz Sardona (or Surenstock) is a

Graubünden
. The summit itself is the northernmost point above 3,000 metres in Switzerland.

The massif is covered by a few small glaciers, the Sardonagletscher lying near the summit on the east side.

Piz Sardona is in the Glarus thrust area, a geologic UNESCO world heritage site, named "Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona".

The

Elm in Glarus, forming part of the Alpine Pass Route between Sargans to Montreux
.

References

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Surenjoch (2,943 m).

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