Pizzo Scalino, Mountain summit in Bernina Range, Lombardy, Italy

Pizzo Scalino is a summit in the Bernina Range of the Italian Alps, recognizable by its sharp cone-shaped profile. The peak stands over 3,300 meters high and forms part of a ridge system where climbers approach from the southeast side.

Tuckett and Brown, with guides Almer and Andermatten, made the first official ascent on 22 June 1866 and found a topographic signal placed on the summit around 1830 by Lombard surveyors in Austrian service. The first Italian ascent was in 1873 by Rossi, Fojanini and Orsatti. None of these early routes followed today's easiest path except for the final southeast ridge.

The nickname Valmalenco Matterhorn comes from the peak's pyramid shape as seen from the valley. The mountain is a frequent destination for ski mountaineering, and the local Sportiva Lanzada club organises the annual Gara del Pizzo Scalino ski-mountaineering race on its slopes, alongside the Gigantone di Campagneda off-piste ski event and the Skyrace Valmalenco-Valposchiavo mountain run.

Climbers need ice axes and crampons for this ascent, as snow and ice fields cover much of the route year-round. The main approach starts from a dam location and follows the southeast side of the mountain.

The first recorded ascent, by Tuckett and Brown with guides Almer and Andermatten on 22 June 1866, found a topographic signal placed on the summit around 1830 by Lombard surveyors working for Austria. None of the early routes followed today's easiest line except the final stretch of the south-east ridge.