The Punta Maria Cristina (lit.'Maria Cristina Peak') is a mountain (3,706 m) of the Pennine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border. It lies on the main Alpine watershed, between the Dent d'Hérens and the Matterhorn.

Punta Maria Cristina
View from the south side
Highest point
Elevation3,706 m (12,159 ft)
Prominence71 m (233 ft)[1]
Parent peakDent d'Hérens
Coordinates45°58′20″N 7°37′13″E / 45.97222°N 7.62028°E / 45.97222; 7.62028
Geography
Punta Maria Cristina is located in Alps
Punta Maria Cristina
Punta Maria Cristina
Location in the Alps
LocationValais, Switzerland
Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent rangePennine Alps

On the summit is the permanent bivouac shelter named Giorgio e Renzo Novella [it], dedicated in 1983 to the Novella Brothers from Vercelli, who both died while mountain-climbing.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located west of the summit at 3,635 metres.
  2. ^ "Il cammino dell'alpinismo giovanile dalle origini ad oggi" (PDF). Commissione Centrale di Alpinismo Giovanile (in Italian). 2010. p. 47. [...] due fratelli "Giorgio e Renzo Novella" tragicamente periti in montagna. [...] la famiglia Novella di Vercelli che, per ricordare i due figli caduti in montagna, ha finanziato, negli anni 1981 e 1982 l'arredamento della camerata.