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]

  • 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

  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.
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