Europe / Bernina Range
Piz Bernina
Switzerland · 4,048 m
Photo credits and licence
Günter Seggebäing · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bernina Sunrise. Preview cropped from the top.Source credit: Archiv Günter Seggebäing
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Source-linked route information · coverage incomplete
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About Piz Bernina
Biancograt approaches from the north; the normal Spallagrat climbs from the southern hut side.
Geographic source notes
Wikidata description: mountain of the Eastern Alps. Imported context (CC0); retrieved 2026-10-05, not independently reviewed.
This overview is assembled from the geographic records cited below; it has not been independently field-verified.
Mountain facts
- Elevation
- 4048 metres above sea level
- Country / territory
- Switzerland
- Mountain range
- Bernina Range
- Range assignment
- Source-linked Wikidata statement · 2026-10-05
- Summit coordinates
- 46.382388888, 9.908111111 · View summit on OpenStreetMap
Routes and variants
2 source-linked entries · research checked 2026-10-06. The inventory remains incomplete.
Documented information and open research
Starting point: 1 of 2 · Difficulty with grading system: 2 of 2 · Elevation gain: 2 of 2 · Duration: 2 of 2 · Season: 0 of 2
0 historical entries. These counts describe published entries, not all possible routes. Current access is not established.
See route research coverage and priorities →Compare 2 routes
Grades retain their published rating system; different systems and historical grades are not equivalent. Elevation gain means climbing metres, not summit altitude. Missing figures are not estimated.
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| Route | Activity / direction | Difficulty / system | Starting point | Elevation gain | Duration | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spallagrat via La Spedla | AlpinismAscent | ADSAC alpine overall grade | Rifugio Marco e Rosa | 470 mPublished ascent gain for this itinerary | 2 hoursPublished summit ascent; excludes descent and hut approach. | Source 1 ↗ |
| Biancograt | AlpinismAscent | AD+SAC alpine overall grade | Not documented | 1500 mPublished ascent gain for this itinerary | 6–8 hoursPublished ascent listing; excludes return. The listed 220 m downhill is itinerary terrain, not a complete descent. | Source 1 ↗ |
Choose an activity to see its entries. Ascent, descent, approaches and historical climbing lines are labelled separately.
Alpinism (2)
Spallagrat via La SpedlaAlpinism · Ascent · AD
Published itinerary; current access and conditions require a separate check.
- Activity
- Alpinism
- Direction / role
- Ascent
- Starting point
- Rifugio Marco e Rosa
- Difficulty
- AD · SAC alpine overall grade · As published; no conversion
- Elevation gain
- 470 m · Published ascent gain for this itinerary
- Duration
- 2 hours · Published summit ascent; excludes descent and hut approach.
- Season
- Not established from the checked source
- Current access
- Not checked for current use
SAC — Piz Bernina routes · source checked 2026-10-06
The source establishes a route listing. Detailed navigation, current protection and conditions require the original reference.
BiancogratAlpinism · Ascent · AD+
Published itinerary; current access and conditions require a separate check.
- Activity
- Alpinism
- Direction / role
- Ascent
- Starting point
- Not established from the checked source
- Difficulty
- AD+ · SAC alpine overall grade · As published; no conversion
- Elevation gain
- 1500 m · Published ascent gain for this itinerary
- Duration
- 6–8 hours · Published ascent listing; excludes return. The listed 220 m downhill is itinerary terrain, not a complete descent.
- Season
- Not established from the checked source
- Current access
- Not checked for current use
SAC — Piz Bernina routes · source checked 2026-10-06
The source establishes a route listing. Detailed navigation, current protection and conditions require the original reference.
Route questions, answered
Specific planning questions, with the scope of each source kept visible.
Biancograt or Spallagrat: which is shorter?
SAC lists Spallagrat at 2 hours and Biancograt at 6–8 hours. These are ascent listings, not equivalent complete trips; hut approaches and descents remain additional.
Where does the Spallagrat ascent start?
The normal route climbs from Rifugio Marco e Rosa via La Spedla. Reaching the hut is outside the published summit-ascent time.
Climbing Chronicle Redaktion · Sources checked · Source research; current route conditions are not confirmed.
Planning at a glance
Access and starting point
Spallagrat starts at Rifugio Marco e Rosa. Hut access is additional to the listed ascent.
Difficulty and required experience
SAC lists Spallagrat AD and Biancograt AD+. These grades do not describe current snow or ice.
Season and restrictions
Not yet established from checked sources for this mountain.
Sources for current information
- SAC — Piz Bernina routes
Biancograt and Spallagrat listings
Regional weather and warning resources
Selected by the recorded country. Check geographic coverage and elevation; these links do not confirm access or conditions on this summit.
- SLF · Swiss avalanche bulletin
Swiss regional snow and avalanche information; select the correct area
This page stores reference sources, not live conditions. Check the provider’s publication date and route coverage before use.
Research still needed
For Piz Bernina, this atlas does not yet document first-ascent history; checked seasonal restrictions. Missing first-ascent evidence does not mean a mountain is unclimbed.
Use the linked sources as starting points; summit coordinates do not describe a climbing route or public access.
Sources and coverage
Imported geographic data from Wikidata (CC0); not independently field-verified. Data snapshot: 30 September 2026. Elevations and boundaries can differ between sources. Mountain-range membership follows explicit Wikidata relationships or a coordinate match against published GMBA v2 standard polygons. GMBA: Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (2021), CC BY 4.0; methodology: Snethlage et al. (2022). Missing evidence remains open.
Explore the surrounding regions
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Editorial responsibility
Responsible publisher and editorial author: Climbing Chronicle Redaktion. AI-assisted source research; no on-site inspection or professional route approval is claimed.
- Route listing source check
- 2026-10-06 · partial inventory; current access remains open
- Planning source check
- 2026-10-06 · only the individually cited planning additions
- Earlier profile review
- Open · no complete editorial review recorded
- Imported context retrieved
- 2026-10-05 · automated retrieval, not an editorial review
How sources, authorship and review dates work
Further reading about Piz Bernina
Links discovered through the Wikidata record. These articles have not been checked as evidence for route, difficulty or access claims.
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Recorded mountains, ordered by straight-line distance. This does not describe a route or accessible connection.
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