Piz Segnas
{{short description|Mountain in Switzerland}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Piz Segnas
| photo = Piz Segnas.jpg
| photo_size =
| photo_caption = Piz Segnas
| elevation_m = 3099
| elevation_ref =
| prominence_m = 607
| prominence_ref = Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Trinser Furgga (2,492 m).
| parent_peak = Ringelspitz
| location = Glarus/Graubünden, Switzerland
| range = Glarus Alps
| map = Switzerland
| map_caption = Location in Switzerland
| coordinates = {{coord|46|54|28.5|N|9|14|22.5|E|type:mountain_region:CH_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =
| listing = Alpine mountains above 3000 m
| range_coordinates =
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = To go up from the Pass dil Segnas along the ridge to the summit is the easiest route, only for experienced hikers though.
}}
Piz Segnas is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Glarus and Graubünden. Piz Sardona is on the same ridge to the north, from where the Trinserhorn or Piz Dolf lies to the southeast. The Tschingelhoerner with the famous Martinsloch (hole of St.Martin) lies to the west, with the Pass dil Segnas between the two mountains.{{cite web |url=http://en.graubuenden.ch/hiking-switzerland/hiking-trails/tour/flimsbargiscrap_da_flemfil_da_cassons-2.html |title=Hiking Switzerland Graubünden Fil de Cassons |publisher=Graubünden Tourism |accessdate=9 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706232822/http://en.graubuenden.ch/hiking-switzerland/hiking-trails/tour/flimsbargiscrap_da_flemfil_da_cassons-2.html |archive-date=2011-07-06 |url-status=dead }}{{cite map |publisher = Swiss Confederation |title = map.geo.admin.ch |url = https://s.geo.admin.ch/7c45328a6a |accessdate = 8 August 2018}}
The mountain lies in the municipalities of Flims, in the canton of Graubünden, and Glarus Süd, in the canton of Glarus. The nearest settlements are the villages of Flims, to the south, and Elm, to the west. A path crosses the Pass dil Segnas between the two villages. The easiest access to the area is an aerial cableway to Fil de Cassons (not active since 2015)from Flims or the hike to this ridge lying southeast of Piz Segnas.
On 4 August 2018, a Junkers Ju 52 aircraft, operating a sightseeing flight, crashed into the western flank of the mountain, killing all 20 persons aboard.{{cite news |title=Switzerland crash: Twenty dead in WW2 plane crash |publisher=BBC |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45076060 |date=5 August 2018 |accessdate=5 August 2018}}
References
External links
{{commons category|Piz Segnas}}
- [http://www.summitpost.org/piz-segnas/154862 Piz Segnas on Summitpost]
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Category:Mountains of the Alps
Category:Alpine three-thousanders
Category:Mountains of Switzerland
Category:Mountains of the canton of Glarus
Category:Mountains of Graubünden
Category:Glarus–Graubünden border
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