Piz Corvatsch

Piz Corvatsch
Piz Corvatsch seen from the Corvatsch station
Elevation	3,451 m (11,322 ft)
Prominence	383 m (1,257 ft) [1]
Parent peak	Piz Bernina
Translation	Crow (or raven) peak
Location
Piz Corvatsch Graubünden,  Switzerland
Range	Bernina Range
Coordinates	46°24′30″N 9°48′58″E / 46.40833°N 9.81611°E / 46.40833; 9.81611Coordinates: 46°24′30″N 9°48′58″E / 46.40833°N 9.81611°E / 46.40833; 9.81611
Climbing
First ascent	1850 by Johann Coaz and party
Easiest route	From the Corvatsch station

Piz Corvatsch (3,451 m (11,322 ft)) is a mountain in the Bernina Range in Switzerland. A minor summit, Piz Murtel (3,304 m (10,840 ft)), lies just above the cable car station (the cable car leaves from Silvaplana).

Weather

Climate data for Piz Corvatsch
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	−9.2 (15.4)	−9.9 (14.2)	−8.9 (16.0)	−6.8 (19.8)	−2.7 (27.1)	0.5 (32.9)	3.4 (38.1)	3.8 (38.8)	1.9 (35.4)	−1 (30)	−5.9 (21.4)	−8.3 (17.1)	−3.6
Daily mean °C (°F)	−12.4 (9.7)	−12.7 (9.1)	−11.5 (11.3)	−8.8 (16.2)	−4.5 (23.9)	−1.4 (29.5)	1.3 (34.3)	1.3 (34.3)	−0.5 (31.1)	−3.4 (25.9)	−8.7 (16.3)	−11.1 (12.0)	−6
Average low °C (°F)	−14.9 (5.2)	−15.1 (4.8)	−14.2 (6.4)	−11.3 (11.7)	−7 (19)	−3.8 (25.2)	−1.2 (29.8)	−1.1 (30.0)	−2.8 (27.0)	−5.5 (22.1)	−10.9 (12.4)	−13.7 (7.3)	−8.5
Precipitation mm (inches)	47 (1.85)	45 (1.77)	57 (2.24)	64 (2.52)	92 (3.62)	99 (3.9)	90 (3.54)	99 (3.9)	83 (3.27)	63 (2.48)	66 (2.6)	45 (1.77)	850 (33.46)
Avg. precipitation days	7.3	7.5	8.7	10.4	13.7	12.5	11.6	12.1	7.7	7.7	9	7.8	116
Source: MeteoSchweiz [2]

External links

• The Corvatsch ski area and cable car (german)

References

1. ^ Swisstopo maps
2. ^ "Temperature and Precipitation Average Values-Table, 1961-1990" (in German, French, Italian). Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss. http://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/web/de/klima/klima_schweiz/tabellen.html. Retrieved 8 May 2009. 

• Collomb, Robin, Bernina Alps, Goring: West Col Productions, 1988