Cima di Jazzi
Mountain in Valais, Switzerland and Piedmont, Italy
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The Cima di Jazzi (English: Jazzi Peak) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border, just north of Monte Rosa. It overlooks Macugnaga on its east (Italian) side. The west (Swiss) side is entirely covered by glaciers.
| Cima di Jazzi | |
|---|---|
Cima di Jazzi (left) from west | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,792 m (12,441 ft) |
| Prominence | 241 m (791 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Monte Rosa |
| Coordinates | 45°58′51.9″N 7°53′40.9″E |
| Geography | |
  Cima di Jazzi Location within Alps | |
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| Location | Valais, Switzerland Piedmont, Italy |
| Parent range | Pennine Alps |
Cima di Jazzi is a snow cap, the peak of the Weissgrats located north of the Y-shaped mountain rock corset. Jazzi is a common name in the Valais Alps and actually means ''mountain pasture''.[2]
Geography
The SOIUSA partition of the Alps places the mountain in the Monte Rosa group of the alpine subsection Eastern Aosta and Northern Valsesia Alps (Pennine Alps); its code is: I/B-9.III-A.3.a.[3]
Mountain huts
- Rifugio Eugenio Sella,
- Bivacco Città di Luino,
- Monte Rosa Hütte.
