The Zumsteinspitze ( Punta Zumstein in Italian) (4,563 m) is a peak in the Pennine Alps on the border between Italy and Switzerland . It is a subpeak of Monte Rosa .
6-732: The summit lies between the Dufourspitze (to which it is joined by the Grenzsattel ) and the Signalkuppe (to which it is joined by the Colle Gnifetti ). On 1 August 1820 the mountain was ascended by the brothers Joseph and Johann Niklaus Vincent, Joseph Zumstein, Molinatti, Castel and some unknown porters. During the expedition they thought they had climbed the highest peak of the Monte Rosa massif, but when they reached
12-627: A mountain, mountain range, or peak located in Valais is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a mountain, mountain range, or peak located in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Signalkuppe The Signalkuppe (in German , pronounced seeg-nall-koo-pay) also known as Punta Gnifetti (in Italian ) (4,554 m)
18-619: Is a peak in the Pennine Alps on the border between Italy and Switzerland . It is a subpeak of Monte Rosa . The mountain is named after 'the Signal', a prominent gendarme atop the east ridge, named Cresta Signal . The first ascent was made by Giovanni Gnifetti , a parish priest from Alagna Valsesia , together with J. Farinetti, C. Ferraris, C. Grober, J. and G. Giordiano and their porters on 9 August 1842. The highest hut in Europe,
24-524: The Margherita Hut (Capanna Marguerita, named after Italy's Queen consort Margherita of Savoy ) lies on the summit of the mountain. Work started in 1890, supported by the Italian crown, and Queen Margherita opened it in 1893. The new hut, effectively a high-altitude Faraday cage , is clad in sheet copper to shield against unwanted electrical fields. The Signalkuppe (Punta Gnifetti) is connected to
30-502: The Zumsteinspitze (Italian: Punta Zumstein) (German: Zumsteinspitze) by the high-alpine glaciated saddle Colle Gnifetti. This article about a mountain, mountain range, or peak located in Valais is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a mountain, mountain range, or peak located in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article on
36-535: The summit they found out there was another "highest peak": the Dufourspitze. The Vincent brothers and Zumstein agreed to name the successfully climbed mountain "Cima de la belle Alliance", but Zumstein, forest inspector and member of the Royal Society of Science in Turin , managed to name the mountain after himself. The first winter ascent was by E. Allegra and guides on 30 March 1902. This article about
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