The Signalkuppe (pronounced seen-yall-koo-pay) (also known as Punta Gnifetti in Italian) (4,554 m) is a peak in the Pennine Alps on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It is a subpeak of Monte Rosa. The mountain is named after 'the Signal', a prominent gendarme atop the east ridge.
The first ascent was made by Giovanni Gnifetti, a parish priest from Alagna Valsesia, together with J. Farinetti, C. Ferraris, C. Grober, J. and G. Giordiano and their porters on 9 August 1842.
The highest hut in Europe, the Margherita hut (named after Italy's Queen consort Margherita of Savoy) lies on the summit of the mountain. Work started in 1890, supported by the Italian crown, and Queen Margherita opened it in 1893. The new hut, a high-altitude Faraday Cage, is clad in sheet copper to shield against unwanted electrical fields.
§See also
- List of mountains of Switzerland named after people
§References
- Dumler, Helmut and Willi P. Burkhardt, The High Mountains of the Alps, London: Diadem, 1994
- Collomb, Robin G., (ed.), Pennine Alps Central, London: Alpine Club, 1975
§External links
- The Signalkuppe on SummitPost
- Photographic account of an ascent of the Signal ridge (in Italian)
- Margherita hut page (Capanna Margherita, in Italian)
- Margherita hut official page from Rifugimonterosa.it (in english)
- Other photos of Margherita hut ascent from Alagna (in Italian)
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