Piz Rots

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The Piz Rots, also called Piz Roz or Vesilspitze, is a 3'097, 0 m above sea level. M. high mountain in the Samnaun group, a mountain range in the central Alps, near the Austrian -Swiss border.

Location

At the western end of the Samnaun valley of Piz Rots located on the municipal boundary between Samnaun in the east, the Val Sinestra in the Lower Engadine community Valsot in the south and the Tyrolean town of Ischgl in the northwest. To the north of the summit is the Zeblasjoch ( 2'539 m above sea level. M., Fuorcia Zeblas Samnaunerjoch ), in the west of the ridge line to the Piz Val Gronda and Fimbatal continues, the southeast ridge connects it via Sulnerspitz ( 3034 m) and Piz Chamins ( 2928 m) with the Stammerspitze.

The mountain is composed mainly of shale. Below the northeast wall is the small Sulnergletscher. Large parts of the glacier are buried under rubble slate, so the actual size is difficult to see.

Increases

The Vesilspitze is considered relatively easily climbable. About the western ridge leading a trackless increase either of Ischgl by the Fimba and Vesiltal or by Heidelberger hut to the summit. From Zeblasjoch from the Vesilspitze can be reached via the north ridge, access to the yoke of Samnaun or in the Fimbatal possible. The straight north ridge is more difficult ( Difficulty II UIAA ). Other trails lead through the Sulnerferner, by the schrofendurchsetzte southern flank and the south-east of the Sulnerspitze (II).

The Piz Rots was first climbed in 1849 by J. Coaz in the course of topographical works.