Pizzo del Sole
The Pizzo del Sole is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps in the Swiss canton of Ticino. With a height of 2,773 metres, it is the highest point of the Val Piora. On its southern side are located the lakes of Chiéra.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Elvezio D.P., CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pizzo dell’Uomo and Passo Predèlp.
Pizzo dell’Uomo
Peak
Pizzo dell'Uomo is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps and part of the extended Saint-Gotthard Massif, located between Lai da Sontga Maria and Pizzo del Sole, in the canton of Ticino, just southwest of the Passo del Lucomagno.
Passo Predèlp
Mountain saddle
The Passo di Predèlp (2,449 m, is a high mountain pass of the Lepontine Alps, located between the Valle Santa Maria and the Leventina, in Ticino. The pass lies between Pizzo del Sole and Pizzo di Predèlp.
Poncione Pro do Rodùc
Peak
The Poncione Pro do Rodùc is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking the lake of Ritom in the canton of Ticino.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Osco and Mairengo.
Osco
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Osco is a former municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 1 April 2012, it was incorporated into the municipality of Faido along with the former municipalities of Anzonico, Calpiogna, Campello, Cavagnago, Chironico and Mairengo.
Mairengo
Village
Mairengo is a former municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 1 April 2012, it was incorporated into the municipality of Faido along with the former municipalities of Anzonico, Calpiogna, Campello, Cavagnago, Chironico and Osco.
Rodi
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rodi is a Swiss village in the municipality of Prato, Canton of Ticino. Along with the contiguous village of Fiesso, it forms a tiny urban area named Rodi-Fiesso. In Italian, its name means "Rhodes".
Pizzo del Sole
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,773 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Quinto, Leventina District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.52506° or 46° 31′ 30″ northLongitude
8.76789° or 8° 46′ 4″ eastElevation
2,773 metres (9,098 feet)Open location code
8FRCGQG9+25OpenStreetMap ID
node 26864319OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Pizzo del Sole” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بيزو ديل سول”
- Cebuano: “Pizzo del Sole”
- Chinese: “索萊峰”
- Dutch: “Pizzo del Sole”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بيزو ديل سول”
- French: “Pizzo del Sole”
- Georgian: “პიცო-დელ-სოლე”
- Italian: “Pizzo del Sole”
- Italian: “Pizzo Sole”
- Ladin: “Pizzo del Sole”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pizzo del Sole”
- Persian: “پیتزو دل سول”
- Swedish: “Pizzo del Sole”
- Venetian: “Piso del Sole”
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