Piz Nair

Piz Nair
Piz Nair cable car station in 2006
Highest point
Elevation 3,056 m (10,026 ft)
Prominence 183 m (600 ft) [1]
Parent peak Piz Ot
Coordinates 46°30′22.5″N 9°47′14.8″E / 46.506250°N 9.787444°E / 46.506250; 9.787444Coordinates: 46°30′22.5″N 9°47′14.8″E / 46.506250°N 9.787444°E / 46.506250; 9.787444 
Geography
Piz Nair
Location in Switzerland
Location Graubünden, Switzerland
Parent range Albula Alps
Climbing
Easiest route Cable car
Piz Nair
Location of Piz Nair in the Alps of Europe

Piz Nair (3,056 metres (10,026 ft)) is a mountain of the Albula Alps in Switzerland, overlooking St. Moritz in the canton of Graubünden. The peak is easily accessible from the village with a funicular and a cable car, the upper station unloads 30 metres (100 ft) below the summit. Below the summit to the east is the Corviglia ski area.

The mountain hosted the alpine skiing events for the 1948 Winter Olympics in neighboring St. Moritz.[2] It also hosted the World Championships in 1934, 1974, 2003 and 2017.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Fuorcla Schlattain (2,873 m).
  2. ↑ 1948 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 6, 21. (in French) & (in German)


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