Piz Cartas

Piz Cartas in winter

The Piz Cartas ( from Romansh, in the idiom Surmiran " Quartas " for Fourth, " the fourth peak " ) is a mountain southwest of Savognin and east of Ausserferrera in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland with an altitude of 2'712 m above sea level. M. It is developed by the Savognin lifts with a double ski lift and is the highest mountain in the ski resort.

Location

The Piz Cartas belongs to the Piz Curvér group, a subgroup of the above Kamnik Alps. About the Summit, the municipal boundary between Salouf and Riom- Parsonz runs.

Among the neighboring peaks include the Piz Martegnas, the Piz Arlo, the Piz Arblatsch, the Piz Forbesch, the Piz Mez, the Sur Carungas and the Piz Curvér.

On the eastern flank of Piz Cartas is the Savognin ski area.

Valley is a Savognin, Riom and Parsonz. Common starting points are Somtgant ( accessible by train ) and radon ( by car ).

Routes to the summit

About Somtgant

• Starting point: Somtgant ( 2'117 m), Tigignas ( 1'592 m), Parsonz ( 1,367 m), Riom ( 1,257 m) or Savognin ( 1'207 m)
• Route: Somtgant mountain station Naladas, Cartas, on the northeast slope of Piz Cartas
• Difficulty: EB
• Time: 2 hours from Somtgant, 3 ½ hours from Tigignas, 4 hours from Parsonz, 4 ½ hours from Riom or 5 hours of Savognin

About Bargias

• Starting point: radon ( 1'866 m) or Savognin ( 1'207 m)
• Route: Parnoz, Punt Pajer, radon, Bargias, Cartas, on the northeast slope of Piz Cartas
• Difficulty: EB
• Time: 2 ½ hours from radon or 5 hours of Savognin

About the north slope

• Starting point: Parking Cre digl Lai ( 1,780 m) or Salouf ( 1'258 m)
• Route: Alp Foppa, Val Cumegna, Val Cars Chung, on the northern slopes of Piz Cartas
• Difficulty: EB
• Time: 2 ¾ hours of parking Cre digl Lai, 4 ¼ hours from Salouf

From the pass there Surcarungas

• Starting point: Pass da Surcarungas ( 2,640 m)
• Route: Via the southwest
• Difficulty: EB
• Time: ¾ hours

(Route to Pass da Surcarungas see below)

Pass da Surcarungas

About the Alp Andie:

• Starting point: Ausserferrera ( 1,300 m)
• Difficulty: EB
• Time: 3 ¾ hours

About Lambegn:

• Starting point: Bear Castle ( 1,047 m) or Andeer ( 982 m)
• Difficulty: B
• Time: 4 hours from Bärenburg or 4 ¼ hours of Andeer

About Bavugls

• Starting point: Bavugls ( 1,940 m) or Pignia ( 1,054 m)
• Difficulty: B
• Time: 2 ½ hours from Bavugls or 5 hours of Pignia

Panorama

Gallery

Mountain station Cartas

Piz Cartas, taken from Davos altar

Piz Cartas, taken by Piz Martegnas

Sur Carungas, taken by Piz Cartas