It is separated from its more famous neighbour by the Buinlücke (Fourcla Buin), a 3056 m high mountain pass between the two summits.

[2] Piz Buin Pitschen separates two glacial valleys, the Ochsenthaler Glacier on the north and La Cudera on the southwest of the mountain.

South of Piz Buin Pitschen the water flows in the Inn, which empties into the Danube (Black Sea).

In the west, the Fourcla dal Cunfin separates the Piz Buin Pitschen from the 3210 m high Signalhorn.

[7] The easiest route leads from the Wiesbadener hut (2443 m) in Vorarlberg over the Buinlücke (Fourcla Buin) and the west ridge to the summit.

[6] The name Piz Buin is derived from the Rumantsch and means "Ochsenspitze"[8] in German what can be translated with "Ox-peak".