Punta Maria Cristina | |
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View from the south side | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,706 m (12,159 ft) |
Prominence | 71 m (233 ft) [1] |
Parent peak | Dent d'Hérens |
Coordinates | 45°58′20″N 7°37′13″E / 45.97222°N 7.62028°E |
Geography | |
Location |
Valais,
Switzerland Aosta Valley, Italy |
Parent range | Pennine Alps |
The Punta Maria Cristina ( lit. 'Maria Cristina Peak') is a mountain (3,706 m) of the Pennine Alps, located on the Swiss- Italian border. It lies on the main Alpine watershed, between the Dent d'Hérens and the Matterhorn.
On the summit is the permanent bivouac shelter named Giorgio e Renzo Novella , dedicated in 1983 to the Novella Brothers from Vercelli, who both died while mountain-climbing. [2]
[...] due fratelli "Giorgio e Renzo Novella" tragicamente periti in montagna. [...] la famiglia Novella di Vercelli che, per ricordare i due figli caduti in montagna, ha finanziato, negli anni 1981 e 1982 l'arredamento della camerata.
Punta Maria Cristina | |
---|---|
View from the south side | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,706 m (12,159 ft) |
Prominence | 71 m (233 ft) [1] |
Parent peak | Dent d'Hérens |
Coordinates | 45°58′20″N 7°37′13″E / 45.97222°N 7.62028°E |
Geography | |
Location |
Valais,
Switzerland Aosta Valley, Italy |
Parent range | Pennine Alps |
The Punta Maria Cristina ( lit. 'Maria Cristina Peak') is a mountain (3,706 m) of the Pennine Alps, located on the Swiss- Italian border. It lies on the main Alpine watershed, between the Dent d'Hérens and the Matterhorn.
On the summit is the permanent bivouac shelter named Giorgio e Renzo Novella , dedicated in 1983 to the Novella Brothers from Vercelli, who both died while mountain-climbing. [2]
[...] due fratelli "Giorgio e Renzo Novella" tragicamente periti in montagna. [...] la famiglia Novella di Vercelli che, per ricordare i due figli caduti in montagna, ha finanziato, negli anni 1981 e 1982 l'arredamento della camerata.