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A lower summit, Piz Murtel ({{convert|3304|m|ft|abbr=on}}), lies just above the [[cable car]] station (the cable car leaves from [[Silvaplana]]).
A lower summit, Piz Murtel ({{convert|3304|m|ft|abbr=on}}), lies just above the [[cable car]] station (the cable car leaves from [[Silvaplana]]).
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==Weather==
==Climate==
{{Weather box
{{Weather box
|location = Piz Corvatsch
|location = Piz Corvatsch (1981-2010)
|metric first = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|single line = Yes
| Jan high C = -9.2
| Jan high C = -8.6
| Feb high C = -9.9
| Feb high C = -9.5
| Mar high C = -8.9
| Mar high C = -8.2
| Apr high C = -6.8
| Apr high C = -6.0
| May high C = -2.7
| May high C = -1.5
| Jun high C = 0.5
| Jun high C = 1.8
| Jul high C = 3.4
| Jul high C = 4.8
| Aug high C = 3.8
| Aug high C = 4.9
| Sep high C = 1.9
| Sep high C = 1.6
| Oct high C = -1
| Oct high C = -1.0
| Nov high C = -5.9
| Nov high C = -5.7
| Dec high C = -8.3
| Dec high C = -8.0
|year high C = -3.6
| year high C = -3.0
| Jan mean C = -12.4
| Jan mean C = -11.3
| Feb mean C = -12.7
| Feb mean C = -12.1
| Mar mean C = -11.5
| Mar mean C = -10.8
| Apr mean C = -8.8
| Apr mean C = -8.3
| May mean C = -4.5
| May mean C = -3.6
| Jun mean C = -1.4
| Jun mean C = -0.4
| Jul mean C = 1.3
| Jul mean C = 2.3
| Aug mean C = 1.3
| Aug mean C = 2.3
| Sep mean C = -0.5
| Sep mean C = -0.7
| Oct mean C = -3.4
| Oct mean C = -3.3
| Nov mean C = -8.7
| Nov mean C = -8.1
| Dec mean C = -11.1
| Dec mean C = -10.6
|year mean C = -6
| year mean C = -5.4
| Jan low C = -14.9
| Jan low C = -11.3
| Feb low C = -15.1
| Feb low C = -14.8
| Mar low C = -14.2
| Mar low C = -13.4
| Apr low C = -11.3
| Apr low C = -10.7
| May low C = -7
| May low C = -5.9
| Jun low C = -3.8
| Jun low C = -2.7
| Jul low C = -1.2
| Jul low C = -0.2
| Aug low C = -1.1
| Aug low C = 0.0
| Sep low C = -2.8
| Sep low C = -2.8
| Oct low C = -5.5
| Oct low C = -5.5
| Nov low C = -10.9
| Nov low C = -10.5
| Dec low C = -13.7
| Dec low C = -13.1
|year low C = -8.5
| year low C = -7.8
| Jan precipitation mm = 47
|precipitation colour = green
| Feb precipitation mm = 45
| Jan precipitation mm = 45
| Mar precipitation mm = 57
| Feb precipitation mm = 41
| Apr precipitation mm = 64
| Mar precipitation mm = 52
| May precipitation mm = 92
| Apr precipitation mm = 68
| Jun precipitation mm = 99
| May precipitation mm = 97
| Jul precipitation mm = 90
| Jun precipitation mm = 104
| Aug precipitation mm = 99
| Jul precipitation mm = 104
| Sep precipitation mm = 83
| Aug precipitation mm = 105
| Oct precipitation mm = 63
| Sep precipitation mm = 81
| Nov precipitation mm = 66
| Oct precipitation mm = 77
| Dec precipitation mm = 45
| Nov precipitation mm = 71
|year precipitation mm = 850
| Dec precipitation mm = 56
| Jan precipitation days = 7.3
| year precipitation mm = 900
| Feb precipitation days = 7.5
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Mar precipitation days = 8.7
| Jan precipitation days = 6.9
| Apr precipitation days = 10.4
| Feb precipitation days = 6.4
| May precipitation days = 13.7
| Mar precipitation days = 8.6
| Jun precipitation days = 12.5
| Apr precipitation days = 10.8
| Jul precipitation days = 11.6
| May precipitation days = 13.3
| Aug precipitation days = 12.1
| Jun precipitation days = 12.9
| Sep precipitation days = 7.7
| Jul precipitation days = 11.9
| Oct precipitation days = 7.7
| Aug precipitation days = 11.8
| Nov precipitation days = 9
| Sep precipitation days = 9.0
| Dec precipitation days = 7.8
| Oct precipitation days = 8.9
|year precipitation days = 116
| Nov precipitation days = 9.1
| Dec precipitation days = 8.1
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|source 1 = MeteoSchweiz <ref name=MeteoSchweiz>{{cite web
| year precipitation days = 117.7
| url =http://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/web/de/klima/klima_schweiz/tabellen.html | title =Temperature and Precipitation Average Values-Table, 1961-1990 | accessdate = 8 May 2009
| Jan humidity = 62
⚫
| publisher =Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss | language = German, French, Italian}}</ref>
| Feb humidity = 64
| Mar humidity = 71
| Apr humidity = 77
| May humidity = 80
| Jun humidity = 80
| Jul humidity = 77
| Aug humidity = 77
| Sep humidity = 75
| Oct humidity = 68
| Nov humidity = 68
| Dec humidity = 66
| year humidity = 72
| Jan sun = 149
| Feb sun = 160
| Mar sun = 188
| Apr sun = 171
| May sun = 177
| Jun sun = 182
| Jul sun = 216
| Aug sun = 195
| Sep sun = 181
| Oct sun = 179
| Nov sun = 135
| Dec sun = 130
| year sun = 2063
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|source 1 = MeteoSwiss <ref name=MeteoSwiss>{{cite web
| url = http://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/web/en/climate/swiss_climate/tabellen.html
| title = Climate Norm Value Tables
| work = Climate diagrams and normals from Swiss measuring stations
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| publisher = Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss)
| accessdate = 23 January 2013}} The weather station elevation is 3305 meters above sea level.</ref>
|date=August 2010
|date=August 2010
}}
}}

Revision as of 16:19, 23 January 2013

Piz Corvatsch
Piz Corvatsch seen from the Corvatsch station
Highest point
Elevation3,451 m (11,322 ft)
Prominence383 m (1,257 ft)[1]
Parent peakPiz Bernina
Naming
English translationCrow (or raven) peak
Geography
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LocationGraubünden, Switzerland
RegionCH-GR
Parent rangeBernina Range
Climbing
First ascent1850 by Johann Coaz and party[2]
Easiest routeFrom the Corvatsch station

Piz Corvatsch is a mountain of the Bernina Range, overlooking Lake Silvaplana in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. With an elevation of 3,451 m (11,322 ft), it is the highest point on the range separating the main Engadin valley from the Val Roseg.

A lower summit, Piz Murtel (3,304 m (10,840 ft)), lies just above the cable car station (the cable car leaves from Silvaplana).

Climate

Climate data for Piz Corvatsch (1981-2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −8.6
(16.5) 		−9.5
(14.9) 		−8.2
(17.2) 		−6.0
(21.2) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		1.8
(35.2) 		4.8
(40.6) 		4.9
(40.8) 		1.6
(34.9) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		−5.7
(21.7) 		−8.0
(17.6) 		−3.0
(26.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −11.3
(11.7) 		−12.1
(10.2) 		−10.8
(12.6) 		−8.3
(17.1) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		2.3
(36.1) 		2.3
(36.1) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		−8.1
(17.4) 		−10.6
(12.9) 		−5.4
(22.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −11.3
(11.7) 		−14.8
(5.4) 		−13.4
(7.9) 		−10.7
(12.7) 		−5.9
(21.4) 		−2.7
(27.1) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		−5.5
(22.1) 		−10.5
(13.1) 		−13.1
(8.4) 		−7.8
(18.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 45
(1.8) 		41
(1.6) 		52
(2.0) 		68
(2.7) 		97
(3.8) 		104
(4.1) 		104
(4.1) 		105
(4.1) 		81
(3.2) 		77
(3.0) 		71
(2.8) 		56
(2.2) 		900
(35.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.9 6.4 8.6 10.8 13.3 12.9 11.9 11.8 9.0 8.9 9.1 8.1 117.7
Average relative humidity (%) 62 64 71 77 80 80 77 77 75 68 68 66 72
Mean monthly sunshine hours 149 160 188 171 177 182 216 195 181 179 135 130 2,063
Source: MeteoSwiss [3]

References

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Fuorcla Fex-Roseg (3,068 m).
  2. ^ Collomb, Robin, Bernina Alps, Goring: West Col Productions, 1988, p. 109.
  3. ^ "Climate Norm Value Tables". Climate diagrams and normals from Swiss measuring stations. Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss). Retrieved 23 January 2013. The weather station elevation is 3305 meters above sea level.
  • Collomb, Robin, Bernina Alps, Goring: West Col Productions, 1988

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