Summit quiz #13

by **Gabriele Roth** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:23 am

this one should be easy (I think) - but hasn't yet a page on SP

http://www.summitpost.org/image/53664/306683/monte-cervandone-from-the.html

by **Nikman** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:22 am

Hmmm, somehow I know this view, especially the snowfield on the top, but from where? I am not sure at the moment.

Mountain should be under or just a very little over the 3000m-mark since there are no glaciers left anymore and the moraine is not to big, where that glacier had been once upon a time ago.

by **Gabriele Roth** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:10 pm

Nikman wrote:... just a very little over the 3000m

> 3200

by **Nikman** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:38 pm

gabriele wrote:
Nikman wrote:... just a very little over the 3000m

> 3200

Must be deep down south then

by **Gabriele Roth** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:23 pm

Nikman wrote:Must be deep down south then

absolutely NO : this pic has been taken ~ 25 years ago and the glacier melting has gone on ... now it's even worse

by **brenta** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:54 pm

Time for a clueless dichotomy. Eastern Alps?

by **Gabriele Roth** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:30 pm

brenta wrote:... Eastern Alps?

NO, Western Alps

this is one of the most famous mountains (in the Alps) for crystals and mineralogy ...

by **Nikman** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:12 pm

gabriele wrote:
brenta wrote:... Eastern Alps?
NO, Western Alps
this is one of the most famous mountains (in the Alps) for crystals and mineralogy ...

Fluorit is found in the northern part of the Western Alps. I still feel I've seen this mountain before, but can't sort it out at the moment. Maybe have to sleep one more night over it ...

Hmmm, maybe ... is this picture taken from east-north-east looking in direction west-south-west?

by **Diego Sahagún** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:41 pm

Pic Bayle

Pointe de l'Epena :?:

by **Gabriele Roth** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 7:24 pm

Nikman wrote: Maybe have to sleep one more night over it ...

try tonight, I'm going away for some days ...

Nikman wrote: Fluorit is found in the northern part of the Western Alps ... is this picture taken from east-north-east looking in direction west-south-west?

both correct !

Diego Sahagún wrote:Pic Bayle - Pointe de l'Epena

no, sorry

by **Nikman** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:27 am

Ok, got it. This is a border mountain between Italy and Switzerland. This picture has been taken from another border mountain which is 323,5m lower than the searched mountain and as I said in direction W-S-W.

The searched for mountain has an Italian and a Swiss/German name and also the mountain from where the picture was taken has. It's not on SP and if you search the German name on SP for images you won't even find an entry for a picture. You will find some pictures (and even the picture from the forum) when you search the Italian name for images on SP.

The checksum is (7/1) or also referred to one meter lower with some sources that say it's (6/0).
The Swiss topo 1:25.000 shows the last digit of the height of the mountain as 0,5 why some source round up and others round down.

by **Nikman** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:46 am

by **hansw** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:31 pm

Should be 3211 m or 3210 m then?

Starts with a C and ends with an e.

by **Nikman** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:43 pm

hansw wrote:Should be 3211 m or 3210 m then?

Starts with a C and ends with an e.

Yeah, it's an easy calculation now from the given hints before. Over 3200, the last digit and the checksum I subscribed -> not too many possibilities.

The exact height according to Swiss topo is 3210,5 m.a.s.l.

by **Gabriele Roth** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:21 pm

correct answer both from Hansw and Nikman !

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