Portjengrat

Also known as Pizzo d'Andolla

The Portjengrat (also known as '''''Pizzo d'Andolla''''') is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies south of the Weissmies and the Zwischbergen Pass, where the international border diverges away from the main Alpine watershed. The summit of the Portjengrat has an elevation of 3,654 metres above sea level and is the tripoint between the valleys of Saas, Divedro (both in Valais) and Antrona (in Piedmont). It is the culminating point of the Antrona valley.

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Mountain.name: Portjengrat
Mountain.other_name: Pizzo d'Andolla
Mountain.photo: Portjen-d-andolla.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption: View from the south ridge of the Weissmies
Mountain.elevation_m: 3654
Mountain.prominence_m: 411
Mountain.parent_peak: Weissmies
Mountain.map: Alps
Mountain.map_caption: Location in the Alps
Mountain.location: Valais, Switzerland Piedmont, Italy
Mountain.range: Pennine Alps
Mountain.listing: Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Mountain.first_ascent: 7 September 1871 by Franz and Alexander Burgener guiding Clinton Thomas Dent

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Elevation: 3654
Image: Portjen-d-andolla.jpg

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topographic prominence: 367
Commons category: Pizzo d'Andolla
topographic isolation: 3.47

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The Portjengrat (also known as '''''Pizzo d'Andolla''') is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies south of the Weissmies and the Zwischbergen Pass, where the international border diverges away from the main Alpine watershed. The summit of the Portjengrat has an elevation of 3,654 metres above sea level and is the tripoint between the valleys of Saas, Divedro (both in Valais) and Antrona (in Piedmont). It is the culminating point of the Antrona valley.

The east side of the Portjengrat is covered by a glacier named Zwischbergen Gletscher''. Smaller glaciers can be found on the west and south side of the mountain.