Piz della Forcola

Piz della Forcola
Piz della Forcola
Location in the Alps
Highest point
Elevation 2,675 m (8,776 ft)
Prominence 449 m (1,473 ft)[1]
Parent peak Pizzo Tambo
Coordinates 46°19′04″N 9°17′35″E / 46.31778°N 9.29306°E / 46.31778; 9.29306Coordinates: 46°19′04″N 9°17′35″E / 46.31778°N 9.29306°E / 46.31778; 9.29306
Geography
Location Lombardy, Italy/Graubünden, Switzerland
Parent range Lepontine Alps

Piz della Forcola is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border. With a height of 2,675 metres, it is the highest summit of the chain lying south of the 2,226 metre high pass named Forcola. On its western side it overlooks Val de la Forcola.

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