Schwarzhorn (Binntal)

Schwarzhorn
Schwarzhorn
	Schwarzhorn Location in the Alps
Highest point
Elevation	3,108 m (10,197 ft)
Prominence	57 m (187 ft)
Parent peak	Unnamed summit (3,112 m)
Coordinates	46°20′4.4″N 8°13′27.8″E / 46.334556°N 8.224389°E
Naming
Native name	Schwarzhorn (German); Punta Marani (Italian);
Geography
Countries	Switzerland and Italy
Canton/Region	Valais and Piedmont
Parent range	Lepontine Alps

The Schwarzhorn (Italian: Punta Marani) is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border, between the Binntal (Valais) and the Valle Dèvero (Piedmont). It lies north of the Scherbadung.

The area is renowned for its unique minerals that are found here in a dolomitic host rock. Elements found are typically As, Fe, Pb, Sb.

References

^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located south of the summit at 3,051 metres.

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