Piz Cancian

Piz Cancian

Piz Cancian (left) and Punta Scalino (right)
Highest point
Elevation 3,103 m (10,180 ft)
Prominence 100 m (330 ft)[1]
Parent peak Pizzo Scalino
Coordinates 46°17′00″N 9°59′59″E / 46.28333°N 9.99972°E / 46.28333; 9.99972Coordinates: 46°17′00″N 9°59′59″E / 46.28333°N 9.99972°E / 46.28333; 9.99972
Geography
Piz Cancian

Location in the Alps

Location Lombardy, Italy
Graubünden, Switzerland
Parent range Bernina Range

Piz Cancian is a mountain in the Bernina Range of the Alps, located on the border between Italy and the Switzerland. On its eastern Swiss side it overlooks Lake Poschiavo. On its western Italian side lies a glacier named Vedretta di Pizzo Scalino.

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