Piz Gannaretsch

#1353 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Piz Gannaretsch is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Sedrun in Graubünden. At 3,040 metres above sea level, its summit is the highest point of the range lying between St Gotthard Pass and Lukmanier Pass. The massif of Piz Gannaretsch separates the valleys of Lake Nalps and Lake Sontga Maria. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 9974 ftProminence: 3061 ftCoordinates: 46°36'43"N, 8°47'12"E

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GraubündenSwitzerland

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

Nearby attractions include: Tomasee, Lake Cadagno, Lago Retico, Lai da Sontga Maria.

5.6 miW
Mountain lake and source of the Rhine
Tomasee
143 min walk • Nestled in the serene alpine scenery of Switzerland lies the tranquil Tomasee, a lake that is often referred to as the source of the Rhine River. This pristine body of water, also known by its Romansh name Lai da Tuma, sits at an elevation of 2,345 meters above sea...
5.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Cadagno
142 min walk • Lake Cadagno is a meromictic lake in the Piora valley, Switzerland. As one of a few meromictic lakes in Europe, it is the object of numerous scientific studies.
5.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lago Retico
141 min walk • Lago Retico is a lake in the canton Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 8.5 ha.
2.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lai da Sontga Maria
66 min walk • Lai da Sontga Maria is a lake, located north of the Lukmanier Pass in Switzerland. It lies almost entirely in the municipality of Medel, a tiny fraction of the south-west part of the lake belonging to the municipalities of Quinto and Blenio.
1.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lai da Nalps
46 min walk • Lai da Nalps is a reservoir in the municipality of Tujetsch, Grisons, Switzerland. It has a capacity of 45 million m³ and a surface area of 0.91 km². The reservoir is connected to Lai da Sontga Maria and Lai da Curnera in neighboring valleys.
3.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Scopi
89 min walk • The Scopi is a 3,190-metre-high mountain in the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Lukmanier Pass on the border between the cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. A cable car connects the summit from the road of Lukmanier Pass below the dam, and on the top lies a radar and an air traffic control building, owned by the Swiss Army.
4.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo dell'Uomo
120 min walk • Pizzo dell'Uomo is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps and part of the extended Saint-Gotthard Massif, located between Lai da Sontga Maria and Pizzo del Sole, in the canton of Ticino, just southwest of the Passo del Lucomagno.
4.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Ravetsch
113 min walk • Piz Ravetsch is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located in Graubünden near the border with Ticino. Piz Ravetsch is the highest summit of the range that separates Val Maighels and the valley of Lake Curnera.
3.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Blas
94 min walk • Piz Blas is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Graubünden and Ticino. At 3,019 metres above sea level, Piz Blas is the highest mountain of Val Cadlimo, a valley drained by the Reno da Medel, a tributary of the Rhine.
4.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Cavradi
115 min walk • Piz Cavradi is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, located south of Tschamut in the canton of Graubünden.
3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Rondadura
77 min walk • Piz Rondadura is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps in Switzerland, located on the border between the cantons of Graubünden and Ticino. It overlooks Lukmanier Pass and Lake Sontga Maria on its east side.