Pizzo dei Merli

Pizzo dei Merli is a peak in Faido, Leventina District, Ticino and has an elevation of 2,517 metres. Pizzo dei Merli is situated nearby to the locality Sponda, as well as near the hamlet Cala.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pizzo Forno and Lavorgo railway station.

Pizzo Forno

Peak

Photo: Elvezio, Public domain.

Pizzo Forno is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Chironico in the canton of Ticino. It is to be found between Piumogna Valley, Chironico Valley and Leventina Valley.

Lavorgo railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lavorgo railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Faido. It takes its name from the nearby community of Lavorgo.

Capanna Alpe Sponda

Mountain hut

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Capanna Alpe Sponda is a mountain hut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gribbio and Lavorgo.

Gribbio

Hamlet

Photo: Fulvio Barudoni, CC BY 3.0.

Gribbio is an Italian-speaking village in Ticino, Switzerland, in the district of Chironico. It is situated in the Lepontine Alps, more specifically in Alta Leventina, between Chironico and Dalpe at an altitude of 1,300 metres.

Lavorgo

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lavorgo is a village.

Chironico

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chironico is a former municipality located 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, Mairengo and Osco.

Pizzo dei Merli

Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,517 metres
Category: landform
Location: Faido, Leventina District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.4342° or 46° 26′ 3″ north

Longitude

8.79461° or 8° 47′ 41″ east

Elevation

2,517 metres (8,258 feet)

Open location code

8FRCCQMV+MR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12040710895

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

6934223

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Localities in the Area

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