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Piz Nair

Piz Nair (3,056 metres (10,026 ft)) is a mountain of the Albula Alps in Switzerland, overlooking St. Moritz in the canton of Graubünden. The peak is easily accessible from the village with a funicular and a cable car; the upper station unloads 30 metres (100 ft) below the summit. Below the summit to the east is the Corviglia ski area.

Piz Nair
Piz Nair cable car station in 2006
Highest point
Elevation3,056 m (10,026 ft)
Prominence183 m (600 ft)[1]
Parent peakPiz Ot
Coordinates46°30′22.5″N 9°47′14.8″E / 46.506250°N 9.787444°E / 46.506250; 9.787444
Geography
Piz Nair
Location in Switzerland
LocationGraubünden, Switzerland
Parent rangeAlbula Alps
Climbing
Easiest routeCable car
Piz Nair
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Location of Piz Nair in the Alps of Europe

The mountain hosted the alpine skiing events for the 1948 Winter Olympics in neighboring St. Moritz.[2] It also hosted the World Championships in 1934, 1974, 2003, and 2017.

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References edit

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Fuorcla Schlattain (2,873 m).
  2. ^ 1948 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 6, 21. (in French and German)

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  Media related to Piz Nair at Wikimedia Commons

  • Piz Nair cable car
  • Piz Nair on Hikr

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