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Piz Palu (3900m)

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Piz Palu culmine à 3900 mètres en Switzerland, Europe. Ce sommet est classé comme Fold Mountain.

Piz Palu — 3,900m — Switzerland — watercolor illustration
Altitude
3900 m
Proéminence
— m
Coordonnées
46,383333, 9,966667
Type
fold_mountain

Comparaison des altitudes

Niveau de la mer 0 m Ben Nevis 1,345 m Mont Blanc 4,808 m Denali 6,190 m Mt. Everest 8,849 m Piz Palu 3900 m

À propos de cette montagne

Piz Palu (3900m) is a fold mountain in Switzerland, Switzerland. Grade 3/5: strenuous climb with technical sections demanding experience. Formed by tectonic compression, it displays layered rock strata typical of fold ranges. Routes involve exposed ridge sections and require careful route-finding.

Itinéraires

Conditions saisonnières

Analyse topographique

Carte de contour

Topographic contour map of Piz Palu (3900m)

The topographic contour map of Piz Palu (3900m) shows elongated parallel contours following the ridge axis. Contour lines are drawn at 100m intervals, with index contours (thicker lines) every 500m. The hypsometric color scale ranges from green (lower elevations) through yellow and orange to white (highest elevations near the 3,900m summit). Above 3,200m, the estimated snow line at this latitude, contours transition to cooler tones indicating permanent snow and ice.

Profil d'altitude

Elevation profile of Piz Palu (3900m)

The east–west elevation profile of Piz Palu (3900m) shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 3,900m. The color gradient transitions from green (valley floor) to white (summit zone), with the red summit marker indicating the peak. The dashed blue snow line at 3,200m marks the approximate elevation above which permanent snow persists year-round.

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