Pizzo di Gino

Pizzo di Gino

Highest point
Elevation	2,245 m (7,365 ft)
Prominence	367 m (1,204 ft) ^[1]
Coordinates	46°07′24″N 9°08′43″E / 46.12333°N 9.14528°E / 46.12333; 9.14528Coordinates: 46°07′24″N 9°08′43″E / 46.12333°N 9.14528°E / 46.12333; 9.14528
Geography
Pizzo di Gino Location in the Alps
Location	Lombardy, Italy
Parent range	Lugano Prealps

Pizzo di Gino is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy. With an elevation of 2,245 m it is the highest peak of the Lugano Prealps.

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 del Gino
code = I/B-11.I-A.1

Access to the summit

The easiest route for the summit starts from San Nazzaro Val Cavargna and passes by a mountain hut called Rifugio Croce di Campo (1,739 m).^[3]

Notes

↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Bocchetta di Nembruno (1,878 m)
↑ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
↑ Pizzo di Gino - 2245 m, web page on www.vienormali.it (accessed on 2012-04-05)

External links

Pizzo di Gino on Hikr

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