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(Redirected from Corno Gries) Mountain in Switzerland
Grieshorn
Corno Gries
Corno Gries (centre)
Highest point
Elevation2,969 m (9,741 ft)
Prominence511 m (1,677 ft)
Parent peakBlinnenhorn
ListingAlpine mountains 2500-2999 m
Coordinates46°27′06″N 8°23′34″E / 46.45167°N 8.39278°E / 46.45167; 8.39278
Geography
Grieshorn is located in AlpsGrieshornGrieshornLocation in the Alps
LocationTicino, Switzerland / Piedmont, Italy
Parent rangeLepontine Alps

The Grieshorn (also known as Corno Gries) is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border. With an altitude of 2,969 metres above sea level, it is the culminating point of the group lying between the Gries Pass, the San Giacomo Pass and the Nufenen Pass.

On the west lies the slightly lower Klein Grieshorn.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Griespass (2,458 m).

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