Gross Schinhorn

Gross Schinhorn
Punta di Valdeserta
Gross Schinhorn
Location in the Alps
Highest point
Elevation 2,939 m (9,642 ft)
Prominence 465 m (1,526 ft)[1]
Parent peak Monte Leone
Coordinates 46°21′39″N 8°15′36″E / 46.36083°N 8.26000°E / 46.36083; 8.26000Coordinates: 46°21′39″N 8°15′36″E / 46.36083°N 8.26000°E / 46.36083; 8.26000
Geography
Location Piedmont, Italy/Valais, Switzerland
Parent range Lepontine Alps

The Gross Schinhorn (also known as Punta di Valdeserta) is a 2,939 metre high mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border.

A lower summit (2,917 m) named Klein Schinhorn lies north of the Gross Schinhorn. The two summits are referred as the Schinhörner.

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