Hochwang, Mountain summit in Grisons, Switzerland

Hochwang is a 2,532-metre summit in the Plessur Alps of Graubünden, the highest point of the Hochwang chain west of the Durannapass. Three ridges and three flanks shape the mountain; the south and east flanks are easy to walk, while the northwest flank consists of steep loose rock, bands and gullies. On the higher south summit stands a stone man with a summit book, and 170 metres north lies the lower north summit at 2,522 metres.

The Hochwang is the highest summit of the Hochwang chain in the Plessur Alps, reaching 2,532 m according to the German Wikipedia (2,534 m in the English article). It lies 5 km north of Pagig in the Schanfigg and 6 km south of Hinterberg near Furna in the Prättigau. On the higher south summit stands a stone cairn with a summit book; the north summit, 170 m away at 2,522 m, is rarely visited.

The name Hochwang refers to the whole chain west of the Durannapass, of which the mountain is the highest point. Walkers on the Schanfigg side reach the southern summit, at 2,532 m, where a stone cairn holds a summit book; the lower northern summit, 170 m away at 2,522 m, is rarely visited.

Routes to the summit run from Pagig or St. Peter via Triemel through the Pagiger Bleis, from Valzeina through the north flank, and along the south-west, north and south-east ridges. The south and east flanks and the three ridges are easy to walk; the north-west flank of steep loose rock, bands and gullies is very rarely climbed. From the Schanfigg side a chair lift runs from Fatschel to Triemel, and the Schanfigger Höhenweg crosses the slopes.

The higher south summit, at 2,532 m, holds a stone cairn with a summit register; the north summit, 170 m away and 10 m lower, is rarely visited. Three ridges and three flanks shape the mountain, and the northwest flank of steep loose rock, bands and gullies is seldom climbed.