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{{short description|Mountain in Switzerland}}

{{Infobox mountain
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Pizol
| name = Pizol
| photo = Picswiss SG-37-09.jpg
| photo = Picswiss SG-37-09.jpg
| photo_size = 285
| photo_caption = The Pizol (left) from the Pizolhütte
| photo_caption = The Pizol (left) from the Pizolhütte
| elevation_m = 2844
| elevation_m = 2844
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| parent_peak = [[Tödi]]
| parent_peak = [[Tödi]]
| prominence_ref = <ref>Retrieved from the [[Swisstopo]] topographic maps. The key col is the Heidelpass (2,387 m).</ref>
| prominence_ref = <ref>Retrieved from the [[Swisstopo]] topographic maps. The key col is the Heidelpass (2,387 m).</ref>
| map = Switzerland relief
| map = Switzerland
| map_caption = Location in Switzerland
| map_caption = Location in Switzerland
| location = [[Canton of St. Gallen|St. Gallen]], [[Switzerland]]
| location = [[Canton of St. Gallen|St. Gallen]], [[Switzerland]]
| range = [[Glarus Alps]]
| range = [[Glarus Alps]]
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The '''Pizol''' is a [[mountain]] in the [[Glarus Alps]], overlooking [[Bad Ragaz]] in the canton of [[Canton of St. Gallen|St. Gallen]]. At 2,844 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the chain separating the valleys of the [[Seez River|Seez]] and the [[Tamina]] and the highest mountain lying entirely within the canton of St. Gallen.
The '''Pizol''' is a [[mountain]] in the [[Glarus Alps]] of northeastern Switzerland, overlooking [[Wangs]] in the canton of [[Canton of St. Gallen|St. Gallen]]. At 2,844 metres above sea level,<ref name="Herbke2007">{{cite book|last=Herbke|first=Stefan|title=Ostschweiz: Appenzell - Toggenburg - Glarner Alpen : 50 ausgewählte Skitouren zwischen Säntis, Alviergruppe, Pizol und Tödi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RVcIXFIGWwcC&pg=PA76|year=2007|publisher=Bergverlag Rother GmbH|isbn=978-3-7633-5918-9|page=76}}</ref> it is the highest summit of the chain separating the valleys of the [[Seez (river)|Seez]] and the [[Tamina (river)|Tamina]] rivers, and the highest mountain lying entirely within the canton of St. Gallen.


There are five mountain lakes (Pizolseen) on Pizol: [[Wangsersee]] at Pizolhütte, [[Wildsee (Pizol)|Wildsee]], [[Schottensee]], [[Schwarzsee (Pizol)|Schwarzsee]] (2368 m) and [[Baschalvasee]] (2174 m).<ref name="KaiserIhle2013">{{cite book|last1=Kaiser|first1=Toni|last2=Ihle|first2=Jochen|last3=Volken|first3=Marco|title=Pilatus: Wandermagazin SCHWEIZ 6_2013|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=shW-CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA32|date=1 December 2013|publisher=Rothus Verlag|isbn=978-3-906274-00-3|page=32}}</ref> A small cirque glacier,<ref name="Oerlemans2013">{{cite book|last=Oerlemans|first=Johannes|title=Glacier Fluctuations and Climatic Change: Proceedings of the Symposium on Glacier Fluctuations and Climatic Change, held at Amsterdam, 1–5 June 1987|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hML_CAAAQBAJ&pg=PA85|date=29 June 2013|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-94-015-7823-3|page=85}}</ref> the Pizolgletscher, had been located above 2,600 metres on the northern side of the mountain.
[[File:Pizol2.JPG|thumb|left|The Pizol (right) seen from the Pizolgletscher]]
There are five mountain lakes (Pizolseen) on Pizol: [[Wangsersee]] at Pizolhütte, [[Wildsee (Pizol)|Wildsee]], [[Schottensee]], [[Schwarzsee (Pizol)|Schwarzsee]] (2368 m) and [[Baschalvasee]] (2174 m). A small glacier, the Pizolgletscher, lies above 2,600 metres on the northern side of the mountain.


Pizol Hut lies at {{convert|2227|m}}.<ref name="AbendSchliebitz2013">{{cite book|last1=Abend|first1=Bernhard|last2=Schliebitz|first2=Anja|title=Schweiz|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GJtXAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA187|date=30 September 2013|publisher=Baedeker|isbn=978-3-8297-1455-6|page=187}}</ref>
The Pizol can be climbed by experimented hikers. The shortest route starts at the Mugger Cham cable car station (near Pizolhütte) at 2,200 metres and crosses the glacier before reaching the summit via the south ridge. The massif is also a popular for the hikes around the lakes.
[[File:Wildsee.jpg|thumb|Wildsee Pizol]]
On 22 September 2019, a 'funeral' and mourning ceremony was held for the Pizol glacier which had disappeared due to rising temperatures.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pizol glacier: Swiss hold funeral for ice lost to global warming |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49788483 |website=[[BBC]] |accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news |last1=Law |first1=Tara |title=With 'Deepest Sadness,' Swiss Mourn Passing of Alps Glacier |url=https://time.com/5684215/pizol-glacier-climate-change-switzerland/?# |accessdate=15 November 2019 |work=Time |date=23 September 2019 |language=en}}</ref> A similar ceremony had been held in August when the [[Okjökull]] glacier in Iceland disappeared.<ref>{{cite web|website=CNN|accessdate=Sep 22, 2019|date=Sep 22, 2019|author1=Arnaud Siad|author2=Amy Woodyatt|title=Hundreds mourn 'dead' glacier at funeral in Switzerland|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/22/europe/swiss-glacier-funeral-intl-scli/index.html}}</ref>

== See also ==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Pizol}}
*[http://www.hikr.org/dir/Pizol_3894/ Pizol on Hikr]
*[http://www.hikr.org/dir/Pizol_3894/ Pizol on Hikr]
*[http://www.myswitzerland.com/en/interests/hiking/5-lake-classic.html 5-lake classic Pizol]
*[http://www.myswitzerland.com/en/interests/hiking/5-lake-classic.html 5-lake classic Pizol]


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[[Category:Mountains of the Alps]]
[[Category:Mountains of the Alps]]
[[Category:Mountains of Switzerland]]
[[Category:Mountains of Switzerland]]
[[Category:Mountains of the canton of St. Gallen]]
[[Category:Mountains of the canton of St. Gallen]]

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Latest revision as of 13:52, 4 September 2023

Pizol
The Pizol (left) from the Pizolhütte
Highest point
Elevation2,844 m (9,331 ft)
Prominence457 m (1,499 ft)[1]
Parent peakTödi
Coordinates46°57′33″N 9°23′12″E / 46.95917°N 9.38667°E / 46.95917; 9.38667
Geography
Pizol is located in Switzerland
Pizol
Pizol
Location in Switzerland
LocationSt. Gallen, Switzerland
Parent rangeGlarus Alps

The Pizol is a mountain in the Glarus Alps of northeastern Switzerland, overlooking Wangs in the canton of St. Gallen. At 2,844 metres above sea level,[2] it is the highest summit of the chain separating the valleys of the Seez and the Tamina rivers, and the highest mountain lying entirely within the canton of St. Gallen.

There are five mountain lakes (Pizolseen) on Pizol: Wangsersee at Pizolhütte, Wildsee, Schottensee, Schwarzsee (2368 m) and Baschalvasee (2174 m).[3] A small cirque glacier,[4] the Pizolgletscher, had been located above 2,600 metres on the northern side of the mountain.

Pizol Hut lies at 2,227 metres (7,306 ft).[5]

Wildsee Pizol

On 22 September 2019, a 'funeral' and mourning ceremony was held for the Pizol glacier which had disappeared due to rising temperatures.[6] [7] A similar ceremony had been held in August when the Okjökull glacier in Iceland disappeared.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Heidelpass (2,387 m).
  2. ^ Herbke, Stefan (2007). Ostschweiz: Appenzell - Toggenburg - Glarner Alpen : 50 ausgewählte Skitouren zwischen Säntis, Alviergruppe, Pizol und Tödi. Bergverlag Rother GmbH. p. 76. ISBN 978-3-7633-5918-9.
  3. ^ Kaiser, Toni; Ihle, Jochen; Volken, Marco (1 December 2013). Pilatus: Wandermagazin SCHWEIZ 6_2013. Rothus Verlag. p. 32. ISBN 978-3-906274-00-3.
  4. ^ Oerlemans, Johannes (29 June 2013). Glacier Fluctuations and Climatic Change: Proceedings of the Symposium on Glacier Fluctuations and Climatic Change, held at Amsterdam, 1–5 June 1987. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 85. ISBN 978-94-015-7823-3.
  5. ^ Abend, Bernhard; Schliebitz, Anja (30 September 2013). Schweiz. Baedeker. p. 187. ISBN 978-3-8297-1455-6.
  6. ^ "Pizol glacier: Swiss hold funeral for ice lost to global warming". BBC. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  7. ^ Law, Tara (23 September 2019). "With 'Deepest Sadness,' Swiss Mourn Passing of Alps Glacier". Time. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  8. ^ Arnaud Siad; Amy Woodyatt (Sep 22, 2019). "Hundreds mourn 'dead' glacier at funeral in Switzerland". CNN. Retrieved Sep 22, 2019.
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