Piz Segnas
| Piz Segnas | |
|---|---|
Alpine mountains above 3000 m | |
| Coordinates | 46°54′28.5″N 9°14′22.5″E / 46.907917°N 9.239583°E |
| Geography | |
  Piz Segnas Location in Switzerland | |
| Location | Graubünden, Switzerland |
| Parent range | Glarus Alps |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | To go up from the Pass dil Segnas along the ridge to the summit is the easiest route, only for experienced hikers though. |
Piz Segnas is a
Martinsloch (hole of St.Martin) lies to the west, with the Pass dil Segnas between the two mountains.[2][3]
The mountain lies in the municipalities of
Elm, to the west. A path crosses the Pass dil Segnas between the two villages. The easiest access to the area is an aerial cableway to Fil de Cassons (not active since 2015)from Flims or the hike to this ridge lying southeast of Piz Segnas.[2][3]
On 4 August 2018, a Junkers Ju 52 aircraft, operating a sightseeing flight, crashed into the western flank of the mountain, killing all 20 persons aboard.[4]
References
- ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Trinser Furgga (2,492 m).
- ^ a b "Hiking Switzerland Graubünden Fil de Cassons". Graubünden Tourism. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ^ a b map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Switzerland crash: Twenty dead in WW2 plane crash". BBC News. BBC. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
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