Basòdino

Basòdino
Highest point
Elevation 3,273 m (10,738 ft)
Prominence 960 m (3,150 ft) [1]
Isolation 10.9 km (6.8 mi) [2]
Parent peak Dammastock
Listing Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates 46°24′41.8″N 8°28′6.5″E / 46.411611°N 8.468472°E / 46.411611; 8.468472Coordinates: 46°24′41.8″N 8°28′6.5″E / 46.411611°N 8.468472°E / 46.411611; 8.468472 
Geography
Basòdino
Location in the Alps
Location Ticino, Switzerland
Piedmont, Italy
Parent range Lepontine Alps

The Basòdino is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It is the second highest peak in the canton of Ticino, after the Rheinwaldhorn.

On its summit is located a geodetic point of IGM named 05A901 Monte Basodino.[3]

SOIUSA classification

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain is classified in the following way:[4]

  • main part = Western Alps
  • major sector = North-Western Alps
  • section = Lepontine Alps
  • subsection = South-western Lepontine Alps
  • supergroup = Catena Basodino-Cristallina-Biela
  • group = Gruppo del Basodino
  • subgroup = Gruppo del Basodino sensu stricto,
  • code = I/B-10.II-A.1.b

See also

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the San Giacomo Pass (2,313).
  2. ↑ Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is east of the Corno Rosso (Blinnenhorn massif).
  3. ↑ "Scheda informativa del punto geodetico". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  4. ↑ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.


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