Pizzo Gallina
Pizzo Gallina is a 3,061-metre-high mountain in the Lepontine Alps of Switzerland, overlooking the Nufenen Pass. Administratively, the summit is located on the border between the municipality of Obergoms, to the north-west and in the canton of Valais, and the municipality of Bedretto, to the south-east and in the canton of Ticino.Photo: TonnyB, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nufenen Pass and Pizzo Nero.
Nufenen Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nufenen Pass is the second highest mountain pass, after Umbrail Pass, with a paved road in Switzerland, at an elevation of 2,478 metres. It lies between the summits of Pizzo Gallina and the Nufenenstock.
Pizzo Nero
Peak
Pizzo Nero is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Ticino. Its summit is the tripoint between the valleys of Geretal, Gonerli and Bedretto.
Nufenenstock
Peak
The Nufenestock is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Ticino. It lies between the Nufenen Pass and the Passo del Corno. On its south-west side it overlooks the lake of Gries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oberwald and Obergesteln.
Oberwald
Village
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Oberwald is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in Goms District in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated at an elevation of 1,377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007.
Obergesteln
Village
Obergesteln is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Obergesteln was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Oberwald and Ulrichen to form the municipality Obergoms.
Ulrichen
Village
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Ulrichen is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The population was 219. Ulrichen was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Oberwald and Obergesteln to form the municipality Obergoms.
Pizzo Gallina
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,061 metres
- Description: mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Obergoms, Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.49473° or 46° 29′ 41″ northLongitude
8.39229° or 8° 23′ 32″ eastElevation
3,061 metres (10,043 feet)Open location code
8FRCF9VR+VWOpenStreetMap ID
node 4341298940OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Pizzo Gallina” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بيزو غالينا”
- Cebuano: “Pizzo Gallina”
- Chinese: “加利納峰”
- Dutch: “Pizzo Gallina”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بيزو جالينا”
- German: “Pizzo Gallina”
- Italian: “Pizzo Gallina”
- Italian: “Punta Gallina”
- Ladin: “Pizzo Gallina”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pizzo Gallina”
- Persian: “پیتزو گالینا”
- Polish: “Punta Gallina”
- Swedish: “Pizzo Gallina”
- Venetian: “Ponta Gallina”
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