Piz Vatgira, Mountain summit in Graubünden, Switzerland

Piz Vatgira is a three-peaked mountain in the Gotthard Massif of the Lepontine Alps, with the north summit at 2,983 m and the south and middle summits at 2,982 m. It forms an even pyramid with pronounced ridges to the northeast and south. On its east side, a small glacier ends in Lai Verd lake at 2,702 m.

The mountain stands above the Gotthard Base Tunnel, completed in 2016 to connect northern and southern Europe through the Saint-Gotthard Massif. This engineering project fundamentally changed the region's transport routes.

The name Vatgira comes from Romansh, the fourth national language of Switzerland, reflecting local linguistic traditions in the Graubünden canton. Visitors can notice this cultural connection in the local place names and the surrounding region's geography.

The mountain is accessible from Sedrun with summer months offering the best hiking conditions when snow cover decreases on the trails. Visitors should be prepared for changeable weather and steep sections of the route.

The tunnel does not pass under the main summit but under a lower 2,981-metre point about 350 metres to the south, which lies exactly above the deepest point of the Gotthard Base Tunnel. There the rock cover reaches 2,450 metres, the greatest overburden along the entire line.