| Cima di Jazzi | |
|---|---|
 Cima di Jazzi (left) from west | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,792 m (12,441 ft) |
| Prominence | 241 m (791 ft) |
| Parent peak | Monte Rosa |
| Coordinates | 45°58′51.9″N 7°53′40.9″E / 45.981083°N 7.894694°E / 45.981083; 7.894694 |
| Geography | |
  Cima di JazziLocation in the Alps
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| Location | Valais, Switzerland Piedmont, Italy |
| Parent range | Pennine Alps |
The Cima di Jazzi (English: Jazzi Peak) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border, just north of Monte Rosa. It overlooks Macugnaga on its east (Italian) side. The west (Swiss) side is entirely covered by glaciers.
Cima di Jazzi is a snow cap, the peak of the Weissgrats located north of the Y-shaped mountain rock corset. Jazzi is a common name in the Valais Alps and actually means ''mountain pasture''.
Geography
The SOIUSA partition of the Alps places the mountain in the Monte Rosa group of the alpine subsection Eastern Aosta and Northern Valsesia Alps (Pennine Alps); its code is: I/B-9.III-A.3.a.
Mountain huts
- Rifugio Eugenio Sella,
- Bivacco Città di Luino,
- Monte Rosa Hütte.
References
- Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Altes Weisstor (3,551 m).
- "Cima di Jazzi | Alpinism". Swiss Alpine Club SAC. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
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