Pizzo Quadro
For the mountain in Graubünden, see Cima de Pian Guarnei.
| Pizzo Quadro | |
|---|---|
  Pizzo Quadro Location in the Alps | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,793 m (9,163 ft) |
| Prominence | 470 m (1,540 ft) [1] |
| Parent peak | Basòdino |
| Coordinates | 46°17′54″N 8°25′40″E / 46.29833°N 8.42778°ECoordinates: 46°17′54″N 8°25′40″E / 46.29833°N 8.42778°E |
| Geography | |
| Location |
Ticino, Switzerland Piedmont, Italy |
| Parent range | Lepontine Alps |
Pizzo Quadro is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border. With an elevation of 2,793 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the range lying south of the Wandfluhhorn and the Guriner Furggu (2,323 m). Pizzo Quadro is located between the localities of San Rocco di Prèmia (Piedmont) and Campo (Ticino).
SOIUSA classification
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 = Lepontine Alps
- subsection = Ticino and verbano Alps
- supergroup = Catena Basodino-Cristallina-Biela
- group = Catena Fiorera-Biela-Corona di Groppo
- subgroup = Gruppo Corona del Groppo-Pizzo Quadro
- code = I/B-10.II-A.3.c
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