Piz Piot 3053m is a mountain in the eastern part of Switzerland, in the Swiss canton Grisons (Graubünden). He is located in the Rhaetian Alps and the Platta Group. The mountain is at the end of Avers valley, which is famous for many beautiful ski tours in Spring time. Further valleys in the proximity of the Piz Piot, are in the south the Maroz valley (Val Maroz) and the Duana valley (Val da la Duana), in the west the Bergalga valley (Val Bergalga) and in the north the Juferalpa valley. In the neighborhood one found the mountains Piz Turba 3018m, Gletscherhorn 3107m and the famous Piz Duan 3130m.

Piz Piot has two summits, a northwest summit 3037m and a southeast summit 3053m, which is the main point.

The mountain area around the Piz Piot is lonely and it has few people. Especial in the summertime is this landscape devoid of people.

Piz Piot 3053m

Route & Difficulty

Summer route on foot:

Best start in village Juf 2124m. On a hiking trail on goes into Juferalpa valley. The trail ends by the point "Planjent". From there the route is pathless. One goes to the Piot-glacier, a small glacier that melted strongly and to the Piotjoch 2822m. Further to the point 2926m and to nortwest summit 3037m of Piz Piot. Over northwest ridge one goes to the main summit 3053m.

Winter/Spring route with ski:

With ski one goes the same route as in the summer. See above.

Online maps for Switzerland:

www.mapplus.ch

Map Search - Online Maps

Getting There

By public transport:

With the RHB-railway from Chur to Thusis. Than with the yellow post bus to villages Ausserferrera and Juf 2124m

Online train schedule (public transport Switzerland): SBB schedule

By car:

Avers valley: Chur - Thusis - Andeer - Innerferrera - Cresta - Juf 2124m

Online Route scheduler: route scheduler in english and TCS.ch

Accommodations

Avers valley:

- Hotel Bergalga >Link: Bergalga

For further accommodations see here: www.tourism-switzerland.ch

Weather, climate and snow conditions in Switzerland

Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology

Weather SFDRS

Meteo News.ch

Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research Davos: www.slf.ch

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