Pizzo d’Orsalia
Pizzo d'Orsalia is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Bosco/Gurin in the canton of Ticino. It lies on the chain that separates the Val Calnègia from the Valle di Bosco/Gurin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,664 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Pizzo d’Orsalìa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pizzo d’Orsalietta and Wandfluhhorn.
Pizzo d’Orsalietta
Peak
Pizzo d'Orsalietta is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, located west of Cevio in the canton of Ticino. It lies between the valleys of Bavona and Bosco/Gurin.
Wandfluhhorn
Peak
Photo: Cassinam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Wandfluhhorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It overlooks Bosco/Gurin on its eastern side and Formazza on its western side.
Museum Walserhaus
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museum Walserhaus Gurin is located in the characteristic Walser village of Bosco/Gurin and is the oldest ethnographic museum in the Canton of Ticino. It is managed by the Walserhaus Gurin Association.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bosco/Gurin and Cerentino.
Bosco/Gurin
Village
Photo: Franco Pecchio, CC BY 2.0.
Bosco/Gurin is a municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The village is near the end of the valley of Bosco Gurin, near the Italian border.
Cerentino
Hamlet
Photo: Ashleigh Nushawg, CC BY 2.0.
Cerentino is a municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Pizzo d’Orsalia
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Bosco/Gurin, Vallemaggia District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.33923° or 46° 20′ 21″ northLongitude
8.50665° or 8° 30′ 24″ eastElevation
2,664 metres (8,740 feet)Open location code
8FRC8GQ4+MMOpenStreetMap ID
node 9955882599OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pizzo d’Orsalia” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pizzo d’Orsalia”
- Chinese: “奧爾薩利亞峰”
- Dutch: “Pizzo d’Orsalia”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پيزو دورساليا”
- Ladin: “Pizzo d’Orsalia”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pizzo d’Orsalia”
- Swedish: “Pizzo d’Orsalia”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lago Melo and Lago Pero.
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