The Punta Pioda (or Pioda di Sciora) is a 3,238 m (10,623 ft) mountain in the Bregaglia Range of the Alps, located south of Vicosoprano in the canton of Graubünden. It lies in the Sciora group.

Punta Pioda
Punta Pioda (centre left) and Ago di Sciora (centre)
Highest point
Elevation3,238 m (10,623 ft)
Prominence148 m (486 ft)[1]
Parent peakPiz Cengalo
Coordinates46°18′11.45″N 9°37′39.18″E / 46.3031806°N 9.6275500°E / 46.3031806; 9.6275500
Geography
Punta Pioda is located in Switzerland
Punta Pioda
Punta Pioda
Location in Switzerland
LocationGraubünden, Switzerland
Parent rangeBregaglia Range
Climbing
First ascent12 July 1891 by Anton von Rydzewski, Christian Klucker and Mansueto Barbaria

References edit

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located south of the summit at 3,090 metres.

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