Pizzas d'Anarosa, Mountain summit in Grisons, Switzerland
Pizzas d'Anarosa is a mountain peak in the Lepontine Alps that stands between the Safiental and Hinterrhein valleys in the Grisons region. The summit sits at roughly 3,000 meters and forms a natural dividing line across the landscape.
The sources record no historical events for the Pizzas d'Anarosa; the massif belongs to the Splügen limestone mountains, and its German name Grauhörner refers to the grey rock. The Cufercalhorn (2,800 m) adjoins the summits, and the Cufercalhütte of the Swiss Alpine Club stands east of it at 2,385 m. The Alp Anarosa to the north gives the mountain and its cheese their name.
The name Anarosa is shared by the alp on the mountain's northern side and by the cheese made there. The peaks are little visited, and the marked circular trail around the Pizzas d'Anarosa and the Cufercalhorn is the usual way to see them. The Cufercalhütte of the Swiss Alpine Club, at 2385 m east of the Cufercalhorn, serves walkers on that route.
The usual starting points are Turrahus in Thalkirch and Sufers. The routes are little used because of a high risk of rockfall, so a helmet is advisable. A marked circular trail runs around the Pizzas d'Anarosa and the Cufercalhorn; the Cufercalhütte of the Swiss Alpine Club stands at 2,385 m east of the Cufercalhorn.
The Pizzas d'Anarosa are little visited because their routes are highly exposed to rockfall, and the surrounding Splügen limestone peaks are marked by stone deserts and scree slopes. A marked circular hiking trail runs around the Pizzas and the lower Cufercalhorn (2,800 m), and the Cufercalhütte of the Swiss Alpine Club stands east of the Cufercalhorn at 2,385 m.
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