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Monte Sissone

Coordinates: 46°17′34″N 9°45′52″E / 46.29278°N 9.76444°E / 46.29278; 9.76444
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Monte Sissone
Monte Sissone is located in Alps
Monte Sissone
Monte Sissone
Location in the Alps
Highest point
Elevation3,330 m (10,930 ft)
Prominence180 m (590 ft)[1]
Parent peakCima di Rosso
Coordinates46°17′34″N 9°45′52″E / 46.29278°N 9.76444°E / 46.29278; 9.76444
Geography
LocationGraubünden, Switzerland
Lombardy, Italy
Parent rangeBregaglia Range

Monte Sissone (3,330 m) is a mountain in the Bregaglia Range of the Alps, located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. Its summit is the tripoint between the Val Bregaglia (in Graubünden), Val Masino and Val Malenco (both in Lombardy)

On its northern side, the mountain overlooks the Forno Glacier.

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Passo Sissone (3,150 m).
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