Vetta del Vallone

Vetta del Vallone
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°E / 46.12278; 9.08528Coordinates: 46°07′22″N 9°05′07″E / 46.12278°N 9.08528°E / 46.12278; 9.08528
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]

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located south of the Bocchetta di Revolte at 1,950 metres.
  2. Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 2/26/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.