Hohsandhorn
The Hohsandhorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border. Hohsandhorn has an elevation of 3,182 metres.Photo: Olonia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,182 metres
- Description: mountain of the Lepontine Alps
- Also known as: “Hohsandhorn / Punta del Sabbione”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ofenhorn and Blinnenhorn.
Ofenhorn
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Ofenhorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border. It is located between the valleys of Binn and Formazza.
Blinnenhorn
Peak
Photo: Tici23, Public domain.
The Blinnenhorn or Corno Cieco is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. On the north-east side lies the Gries Glacier.
Turbhorn
Peak
The Turbhorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located in the canton of Valais south of the Blinnenhorn. The border with Italy runs less than one km east of the summit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Frua and Fäld.
Frua
Hamlet
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Frua is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km east of Hohsandhorn.
Fäld
Hamlet
Photo: Reustli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fäld is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km southwest of Hohsandhorn.
Sotto Frua
Hamlet
Photo: Francoerbi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sotto Frua is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km east of Hohsandhorn.
Hohsandhorn
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Formazza, Verbania, Piedmont, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.40359° or 46° 24′ 13″ northLongitude
8.30901° or 8° 18′ 32″ eastElevation
3,182 metres (10,440 feet)Open location code
8FRCC835+CJOpenStreetMap ID
node 1244930609OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Hohsandhorn from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Hohsandhorn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “هوهساندورن”
- Bulgarian: “Хохсандхорн”
- Cebuano: “Hohsandhorn”
- Chinese: “霍桑德峰”
- Dutch: “Hohsandhorn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل هوهساندورن”
- German: “Hohsandhorn”
- Italian: “Hohsandhorn”
- Italian: “Punta del Sabbione”
- Ladin: “Hohsandhorn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hohsandhorn”
- Persian: “هوهساندرن”
- Polish: “Punta del Sabbione”
- Spanish: “Hodsandhorn”
- Venetian: “Ponta del Sabbione”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Passo Marani and Oxefeld.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ober Hohsandjoch and Hohsandgletscher / Ghiacciaio del Sabbione.
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