Fluchthorn

For the mountain in the Pennine Alps, see Fluchthorn (Pennine Alps).

The Fluchthorn or Piz Fenga is a mountain in the Silvretta Alps, located on the border between Austria and Switzerland. With a height of 3,399 metres (11,152 ft) above sea level, it is the second highest summit of the Silvretta Alps. The Fluchthorn lies between the Jamtal (Tyrol) and the Val Fenga (Graubünden). It consists of three summits of which the southern one was the highest.

Fluchthorn
Piz Fenga
Fluchthorn from the West, July 1987
Highest point
Elevation	3,399 m (11,152 ft)
Prominence	647 m (2,123 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Piz Linard
Isolation	15.5 km (9.6 mi)[2]
Listing	Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates	46°53′27.2″N 10°13′38.7″E
Geography
Fluchthorn Location in the Alps
Location	Tyrol, Austria Graubünden, Switzerland
Parent range	Silvretta Alps
Climbing
First ascent	1862 by Johann Jakob Weilenmann and Franz Pöll[citation needed]
Easiest route	Scramble

The southern summit (including the summit cross) collapsed in a massive landslide which occurred on 11 June 2023 around 15:30 CEST. The main peak (south peak) lost 19 feet (5.8 m). It fell in the western area of the peak, in the Futschöl Valley.^[3] The landslide was attributed to permafrost melt due to global warming.^[4]

The middle peak (3,397 m) is now the highest point of the Fluchthorn and the second highest mountain of the Silvretta.

See also

• List of most isolated mountains of Switzerland
• List of mountains of Graubünden