L’Uomo del Sasso

L’Uomo del Sasso is a peak in Gambarogno, Locarno District, Ticino and has an elevation of 1,523 metres. L’Uomo del Sasso is situated nearby to the locality Piodaccia, as well as near Montitt.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monte Tamaro and Monte Ceneri.

Monte Tamaro

Peak

Photo: Ilario, CC BY 2.5.

Monte Tamaro is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, overlooking Lake Maggiore in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Reaching a height of 1,962 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the chain located between Lake Maggiore and Lake Lugano, which also includes Monte Lema. Monte Tamaro is situated 3 km south of L’Uomo del Sasso.

Monte Ceneri

Mountain saddle

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Monte Ceneri is a mountain pass in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It connects the Magadino Plain and the Vedeggio Valley across the Lugano Prealps at an elevation of 554 metres above sea level. Monte Ceneri is situated 3 km east of L’Uomo del Sasso.

Magadino-Vira railway station

Railway station

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Magadino-Vira railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Gambarogno, in the Swiss canton of Ticino. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Cadenazzo–Luino line of Swiss Federal Railways.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Magadino and Vira.

Magadino

Village

Photo: Louis Bafrance, CC BY 3.0.

Magadino is a former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 April 2010, the former municipalities of Caviano, Contone, Gerra Gambarogno, Indemini, Magadino, Piazzogna, San Nazzaro, Sant'Abbondio and Vira Gambarogno merged in the new municipality of Gambarogno.

Vira

Village

Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vira is a former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 April 2010, the former municipalities of Caviano, Contone, Gerra Gambarogno, Indemini, Magadino, Piazzogna, San Nazzaro, Sant'Abbondio and Vira Gambarogno merged in the new municipality of Gambarogno. Vira is situated 2½ km northwest of L’Uomo del Sasso.

Quartino

Village

Photo: Alj87, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Quartino is a small village in Magadino, Ticino, Switzerland. Quartino is situated 3 km northeast of L’Uomo del Sasso.

L’Uomo del Sasso

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,523 metres
Category: landform
Location: Gambarogno, Locarno District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.13131° or 46° 7′ 53″ north

Longitude

8.87233° or 8° 52′ 20″ east

Elevation

1,523 metres (4,997 feet)

Open location code

8FRC4VJC+GW

GeoNames ID

6932311

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Localities in the Area

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