Piz Segnas

Piz Segnas
Piz Segnas (highest peak in the center)
Highest point
Elevation 3,099 m (10,167 ft)
Prominence 607 m (1,991 ft) [1]
Parent peak Ringelspitz
Coordinates 46°54′28.5″N 9°14′22.5″E / 46.907917°N 9.239583°E / 46.907917; 9.239583Coordinates: 46°54′28.5″N 9°14′22.5″E / 46.907917°N 9.239583°E / 46.907917; 9.239583 
Geography
Piz Segnas
Location in Switzerland
Location Glarus/Graubünden, Switzerland
Parent range Glarus Alps
Climbing
Easiest route To go up from the Pass dil Segnas along the ridge to the summit is the easiest route, only for experienced hikers though.

Piz Segnas is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Glarus and Graubünden. Piz Sardona is on the same ridge to the north, from where the Trinserhorn or Piz Dolf lies to the southeast. The Tschingelhoerner with the famous Martinsloch (hole of St.Martin) lies to the west, with the Pass dil Segnas between the two mountains.[2][3]

The mountain lies in the municipalities of Flims, in the canton of Graubünden, and Glarus Süd, in the canton of Glarus. The nearest settlements are the villages of Flims, to the south, and Elm, to the west. A path crosses the Pass dil Segnas between the two villages. The easiest access to the area is an aerial cableway to Fil de Cassons from Flims or the hike to this ridge lying southeast of Piz Segnas.[2][3]

On 4 August 2018, a Junkers Ju-52 aircraft, operating a sightseeing flight, crashed into the western flank of the mountain, killing all 20 persons aboard.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Trinser Furgga (2,492 m).
  2. 1 2 "Hiking Switzerland Graubünden Fil de Cassons". Graubünden Tourism. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  3. 1 2 map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Switzerland crash: Twenty dead in WW2 plane crash". BBC News. BBC. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.


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