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.
| Pizol | |
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The Pizol (left) from the Pizolhütte
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,844 m (9,331 ft) |
| Prominence | 457 m (1,499 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Tödi |
| Coordinates | 46°57′33″N 9°23′12″E / 46.95917°N 9.38667°E / 46.95917; 9.38667 |
| Geography | |
  Pizol Location in Switzerland | |
| Location | St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| Parent range | Glarus Alps |
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]
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]
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