The north-easternmost part of the Sesvenna Group is located in the tree-coutry-triangle south of Nauders, where Switzerland, Austria and Italy meet. Its most famous mountain is Piz Lad, thanks to its location directly above Reschensee / Lago di Resia and Reschenpass / Passo di Resia. Piz Lad is connected with the remainder of its subgroup by a long ridge, the central mountain of which is Piz Rusenna (Rhaetian) or Jochbodenkopf (German). Consequently the whole subgroup has been named after it.
Piz Rusenna is located on the Swiss - Italian border and reaches 2802m. Due to the fact that the ridge bends eastward here, the summit is located farther away from Reschensee / Lago di Resia and the Vinschgau Valley / Val Venosta. Consequently the routes to the mountain are much longer (than for Piz Lad) and the mountain less crowded. Usually the mountain is climbed via a ridge traverse from either Piz Lad or its southern neighbour Äußerer Nockenkopf. Strictly speaking, the traverse avoids Piz Rusenna, but a short detour takes you to its summit. The easist route, a steep scramble runs along the south ridge, while the north ridge route is a UIAA I climb on rotten rock.
Like all summits in this part of the Sesvenna Group, Piz Rusenna is a perfect lookout mountain. Apart from the mother group you can see the Ötztal Alps to the east across Reschensee / Lago di Resia and across the Inn River there are the Silvretta, Samnaun and (further north) Ferwall Groups.
There Are two possible trailheads for Piz Rusenna: Reschner Alm / Alpe di Resia beneath Piz Lad and the village of Rojen / Roia beneath Äußerer Nockenkopf. Both trailheads are easy to reach from Reschenpass / Passo di Resia.In the village of Reschen / Resia follow the signs to the Schöneben / Bellpiano ski area. The road passes the ski lift and winds its way into the Rojen Valley.
For the Reschner Alm trailhead, follow the sign, which leads you across a 6km dirt road to the Alm. For the Rojen trailhead follow the road to its end.