Vetta del Vallone
Vetta del Vallone | |
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Vetta del Vallone Location in the Alps | |
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°ECoordinates: 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
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
- ↑ 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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