Vetta del Vallone
Appearance
Vetta del Vallone | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,135 m (7,005 ft) |
Prominence | 185 m (607 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Camoghè |
Coordinates | 46°07′22″N 9°05′07″E / 46.12278°N 9.08528°E |
Geography | |
Location | Ticino, Switzerland Lombardy, Italy |
Parent range | Lugano Prealps |
The Vetta del Vallone is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps on the Swiss-Italian border. It is located between the Valle Morobbia (Ticino) and the Val Cavargna (Lombardy).
SOIUSA classification
[edit]According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[2]
- main part = Western Alps
- major sector = North Western Alps
- section = Lugano Prealps
- subsection = Prealpi Comasche
- supergroup = Catena Gino-Camoghè-Fiorina
- group = Gruppo Camoghè-Bar
- subgroup = Sottogruppo del Camoghè
- code = I/B-11.I-A.2.a
References
[edit]- ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located south of the Bocchetta di Revolte at 1,950 metres.
- ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
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