Piz Daint

Piz Daint
View from near the Ofen Pass (north side)
Highest point
Elevation 2,968 m (9,738 ft)
Prominence 734 m (2,408 ft) [1]
Parent peak Ortler
Listing Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m
Coordinates 46°37′07.5″N 10°17′27.4″E / 46.618750°N 10.290944°E / 46.618750; 10.290944Coordinates: 46°37′07.5″N 10°17′27.4″E / 46.618750°N 10.290944°E / 46.618750; 10.290944 
Geography
Piz Daint
Location in Switzerland
Location Graubünden, Switzerland
Parent range Ortler Alps

Piz Daint (Romansh: [pit͡s dai̯nt]) is a mountain of the Swiss Ortler Alps, overlooking the Ofen Pass in the canton of Graubünden. The closest locality is Tschierv on the north side.

Name

The name was originally spelled Piz d'Aint, which is Romansh for "inner peak". The name is relative to the peak to the east called Piz d'Ora, meaning "outer peak". It corresponds to the local naming convention.

The name was officially changed to Piz Daint towards the end of the 20th century.

Other uses

Piz Daint is the namesake of the CSCS supercomputer announced in 2013.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Döss Radond (2,234 m).
  2. ↑ http://www.cscs.ch/publications/press_releases/2013/with_piz_daint_cscs_enters_the_path_towards_petaflop_computing/index.html


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