Pizzo Campo Tencia

Pizzo Campo Tencia
Highest point
Elevation 3,072 m (10,079 ft)
Prominence 754 m (2,474 ft)[1]
Isolation 17.5 km (10.9 mi)[2]
Parent peak Basòdino
Coordinates 46°25′46.8″N 8°43′33.8″E / 46.429667°N 8.726056°E / 46.429667; 8.726056Coordinates: 46°25′46.8″N 8°43′33.8″E / 46.429667°N 8.726056°E / 46.429667; 8.726056
Geography
Pizzo Campo Tencia

Location in Switzerland

Location Ticino, Switzerland
Parent range Lepontine Alps

Pizzo Campo Tencia (or Campo Tencia) is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, which lies in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Pizzo Campo Tencia is the highest peak located entirely inside the canton.

The mountain lies south of Lago di Morghirolo, between the Valle Leventina and Valle Maggia.

See also

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Campolungo Pass (2,318 m)
  2. Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is south of the Scopi.

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