Pizzo Centrale
Pizzo Centrale is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Uri and Ticino. At 2,999 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit overlooking Gotthard Pass from the east. Lago della Sella is located on its southern side.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bjferstern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pizzo Prevat and Chastelhorn.
Chastelhorn
Peak
Photo: Plattens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chastelhorn is a 2,973 metres high mountain in the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Hospental in the canton of Uri. The northern flanks are covered by a glacier named St.
Lago della Sella
Reservoir
Photo: Nowic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lago della Sella is a reservoir near St. Gotthard Pass in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The gravity dam with a height of 36 m was completed in 1947. The dam was planned and built under control of the Swiss engineer Fritz Gigax.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swiss Alps and Hospental.
Swiss Alps
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
The Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps, represents a major natural feature of the country and is, along with the Swiss Plateau and the Swiss portion of the Jura Mountains, one of its three main physiographic regions.
Hospental
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hospental is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
Andermatt
Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Andermatt is a town and ski resort in the canton of Uri, Switzerland. It is located at a crossroad in the Alps with great historical importance. Before the opening of the Gotthard car and train tunnels, a big part of the north–south traffic had to pass through here.
Pizzo Centrale
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,999 metres
- Description: mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Airolo, Leventina District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.57814° or 46° 34′ 41″ northLongitude
8.61493° or 8° 36′ 54″ eastElevation
2,999 metres (9,839 feet)Open location code
8FRCHJH7+7XOpenStreetMap ID
node 2470511836OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Pizzo Centrale” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بيزو تشينترالي”
- Cebuano: “Pizzo Centrale”
- Chinese: “琴特拉萊峰”
- Dutch: “Pizzo Centrale”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بيزو تشينترالى”
- French: “Pizzo Centrale”
- Georgian: “პიცო-ჩენტრალე”
- German: “Piz Centrale”
- German: “Pizzo Centrale”
- Italian: “Pizzo Centrale”
- Ladin: “Pizzo Centrale”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pizzo Centrale”
- Persian: “پیتزو سنترال”
- Polish: “Pizzo Centrale”
- Swedish: “Pizzo Centrale”
- Swiss German: “Pizzo Centrale”
- Tosk Albanian: “Pizzo Centrale”
- Uzbek: “Pizzo Centrale”
- Venetian: “Piso Centrale”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cascina di Val Torta and Sèla.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Guspissattel and Guspilücke.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pizzo Centrale”. Photo: Bjferstern, CC BY-SA 3.0.