Pizzo di Porcaresc

Pizzo di Porcaresc
Pizzo Porcareccio
Pizzo di Porcaresc

Location in the Alps

Highest point
Elevation 2,467 m (8,094 ft)
Prominence 71 m (233 ft)[1]
Coordinates 46°14′40″N 8°27′51″E / 46.24444°N 8.46417°E / 46.24444; 8.46417Coordinates: 46°14′40″N 8°27′51″E / 46.24444°N 8.46417°E / 46.24444; 8.46417
Geography
Location Ticino, Switzerland
Piedmont, Italy
Parent range Lepontine Alps

Pizzo di Porcaresc (also known as Pizzo di Porcareccio) is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. Its summit is the tripoint between the Valle dell'Isorno (in the Italian region of Piedmont), the Valle di Campo and the Valle di Vergeletto (both in the Swiss canton of Ticino).

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Passo della Cavegna (2,396 m).


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