Piz Daint
{{short description|Mountain in Switzerland}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Piz Daint
| photo = Daint.jpg
| photo_caption = View from near the Ofen Pass (north side)
| elevation_m = 2968
| elevation_ref =
| prominence_m = 734
| prominence_ref = Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Döss Radond (2,234 m).
| parent_peak = Ortler
| listing = Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m
| range = Ortler Alps
| location = Graubünden, Switzerland
| map = Switzerland
| map_caption = Location in Switzerland
| coordinates = {{coord|46|37|07.5|N|10|17|27.4|E|type:mountain_region:CH_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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Piz Daint ({{IPA|rm|pits ˈdajnt|lang}}) is a mountain of the Swiss Ortler Alps, overlooking the Ofen Pass in the canton of Graubünden. The closest locality is Tschierv on the north side.
Name
The name was originally spelled Piz d'Aint, which is Romansh for "inner peak". The name is relative to the peak to the east called Piz d'Ora, meaning "outer peak". It corresponds to the local naming convention.
The name was officially changed to Piz Daint towards the end of the 20th century.
Other uses
Piz Daint is the namesake of the CSCS supercomputer announced in 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.cscs.ch/publications/press_releases/2013/with_piz_daint_cscs_enters_the_path_towards_petaflop_computing/index.html |title=With "Piz Daint" CSCS enters the path towards petaflop computing - Cscs |website=www.cscs.ch |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914183444/http://www.cscs.ch/publications/press_releases/2013/with_piz_daint_cscs_enters_the_path_towards_petaflop_computing/index.html |archive-date=2014-09-14}}
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140302015319/http://www.cscs.ch/computers/piz_daint/index.html Piz Daint Supercomputer]
- [http://www.hikr.org/dir/Piz_Daint_1354/ Piz Daint on Hikr]
- [https://www.kamdoalp.cz/en/tracks/90 Piz Daint on kamdoalp.cz - Hike description]
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Category:Mountains of Graubünden
Category:Mountains of the Alps
Category:Mountains of Switzerland
Category:Two-thousanders of Switzerland
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