Bacino di Montespluga
Bacino di Montespluga is a reservoir in Lombardy, Northwest Italy and has an elevation of 1,876 metres. Bacino di Montespluga is situated nearby to the locality Suretta, as well as near Alpe Andossi.Photo: Janter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: Italian artificial lake
- Also known as: “Lago di Montespluga”, “Lago di Spluga”, and “Lago di Stuetta”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Splügen Pass and Surettahorn.
Splügen Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Splügen Pass is an Alpine mountain pass of the Lepontine Alps. It connects the Swiss canton of Grisonian Splügen 5 kilometres to the north 675 metres below the pass with the Italian municipality of Chiavenna 21 kilometres to the south at the end of the Valle San Giacomo 1,789 metres below the pass.
Surettahorn
Peak
Photo: Franco Pecchio, CC BY 2.0.
The Surettahorn is a mountain in the Oberhalbstein Range of the Alps located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It overlooks the Splügen Pass on its west side. The Surettahorn has two summits: Punta Nera and Punta Rossa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montespluga and Isola.
Montespluga
Photo: Janter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montespluga is an Alpine village near the head of the Valle Spluga in the Italian region of Lombardy. It is a frazione of the comune of Madesimo, located at 1,908 m of altitude on the road to Chiavenna.
Madesimo
Photo: Martinelli95, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Madesimo is a village in Sondrio in the Lombardy region of Italy. It was known as Isolato until 1983. The community of Madesimo is split into 3 frazione: Isola, Montespluga, Pianazzo and Madesimo village.
Bacino di Montespluga
- Categories: lake and body of water
- Location: Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.48019° or 46° 28′ 49″ northLongitude
9.34483° or 9° 20′ 41″ eastElevation
1,876 metres (6,155 feet)Open location code
8FRFF8JV+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 30610680OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirGeoNames ID
3172726Wikidata ID
Q34798809
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Bacino di Montespluga” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bacino di Montespluga”
- French: “lac de Spluga”
- French: “Lac de Spluga”
- Italian: “Bacino di Montespluga”
- Italian: “Lago di Montespluga”
- Italian: “Lago di Spluga”
- Venetian: “lago de Montespluga”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Suretta and Alpi di Suretta.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ruins of industry and Stellplatz Montespluga.
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