Lake d’Avino
The Lago d'Avino is an artificial lake in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, located at 2246 m above sea level within the Alpe Veglia and Alpe Devero Natural Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Body of water
- Description: Artificial lake in the Lepontine Alps
- Also known as: “Lago d’Avino” and “Lago di Avino”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monte Leone and Punta Valgrande.
Monte Leone
Peak
Photo: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monte Leone is the highest mountain of the Lepontine Alps and is located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. The mountain stands on the extreme west of the Lepontine Alps, a few kilometres east of Simplon Pass.
Punta Valgrande
Peak
The Punta Valgrande is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. The west side belongs to the Swiss canton of Valais and the east side belongs to the Italian region of Piedmont.
Breithorn
Peak
Photo: Francofranco56, Public domain.
The Breithorn is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Simplon in the canton of Valais. It is part of the Monte Leone massif. Breithorn is situated 3½ km west of Lake d’Avino.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Domenico di Varzo and Gondo.
San Domenico di Varzo
Hamlet
Photo: Awd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Domenico di Varzo is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km east of Lake d’Avino.
Gondo
Village
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zwischbergen is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Gondo is situated 6 km south of Lake d’Avino.
Simplon
Village
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Simplon, earlier known as Simpeln, is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Simplon is situated 8 km southwest of Lake d’Avino.
Lake d’Avino
- Category: lake
- Location: Piedmont, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
46.24704° or 46° 14′ 49″ northLongitude
8.12996° or 8° 7′ 48″ eastElevation
2,231 metres (7,320 feet)Open location code
8FRC64WH+RXOpenStreetMap ID
way 108946565OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake d’Avino from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Italian to Venetian—“Lake d’Avino” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Lago d’Avino”
- Venetian: “lago d’Avino”
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