Piz Platta

#875 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Piz Platta is the highest peak in the Oberhalbstein Alps. It is 3392 metres high, and is notable for its similarity in shape to the Matterhorn. Piz Platta is located between the localities of Avers and Mulegns, both in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 11129 ftProminence: 3635 ftCoordinates: 46°29'14"N, 9°33'42"E

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GraubündenSwitzerland

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Piz Platta – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lai Blos, Marmels Castle, Lägh dal Lunghin, Usser Wissberg.

5.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lai Blos
130 min walk • Lai Blos or Lais Blos are two small lakes on Alp Flix, at an elevation of 1960 m, in the Grisons, Switzerland. They are located near to Lai Neir. The alp is listed in the Inventory of Mire Landscapes of Particular Beauty and National Importance.
3.4 miNE
Forts and castles
Marmels Castle
87 min walk • Marmels Castle German: Burg Marmels is a ruined castle in the municipality of Marmorera in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
7.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lägh dal Lunghin
184 min walk • Lägh dal Lunghin is a lake at an elevation of 2484 m, below the peak of Piz Lunghin, in the Graubünden, Switzerland. It is considered the source of the Inn River.
2 miW
Mountain
Usser Wissberg
52 min walk • The Usser Wissberg is a mountain of the Oberhalbstein Alps, overlooking the Avers valley, west of Piz Platta, in the canton of Graubünden.
7.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Lunghin
189 min walk • Piz Lunghin is a mountain in the Swiss canton of Graubünden, located in the Albula range, overlooking the Maloja Pass. It is considered as the "roof of Europe" as the peak is nearby the triple watershed of the Lunghin pass.
3.7 miNE
Forts and castles
Spliatsch Castle
95 min walk • Spliatsch Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Surses in the Albula Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Grevasalvas
178 min walk • Piz Grevasalvas is a mountain of the Albula Alps, located north of Maloja in the canton of Graubünden. It lies on the range between the Julier Pass and Lake Sils.
5.7 miS
Mountain
Piz Turba
146 min walk • Piz Turba is a mountain of the Oberhalbstein Alps, located between Juf and Casaccia, west of the Septimer Pass, in the canton of Graubünden.
1.9 miSE
Mountain
Piz Scalotta
48 min walk • Piz Scalotta is a mountain of the Oberhalbstein Alps, located west of Bivio in the canton of Graubünden. It lies north of Piz Surparé.
1.6 miS
Mountain
Mazzaspitz
42 min walk • The Mazzaspitz is a mountain of the Oberhalbstein Alps, overlooking Juf in the canton of Graubünden. It lies south of Piz Platta, on the range between the valley of Avers and the Val Bercla.
4.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lai Neir
125 min walk • Lai Neir is a small lake on Alp Flix, in the Grisons, Switzerland. It is listed in the Inventory of Raised and Transitional Bogs of National Importance.