Sasso della Preda

Sasso della Preda is a peak in Airolo, Leventina District, Ticino and has an elevation of 2,006 metres. Sasso della Preda is situated nearby to the hamlet Nante, as well as near the village Piotta.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Airolo railway station and Ambri Airport.

Airolo railway station

Railway station

Photo: Bonzon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Airolo railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Airolo. The station is on the original line of the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, at the southern entrance to the Gotthard Tunnel. Airolo railway station is situated 4 km northwest of Sasso della Preda.

Ambri Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ambri Airport is a Swiss general aviation airport. It located near the village of Ambrì, in the municipality of Quinto, canton of Ticino. Ambri serves the surrounding area and is home to a gliding school, a helicopter base and has sufficiency for VFR flying. Ambri Airport is situated 4 km east of Sasso della Preda.

Lago del Sambuco

Lake

Photo: Plattens, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lago del Sambuco is a reservoir above Fusio, in the municipality of Lavizzara, Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 1.11 km². The dam of Sambuco on the Maggia River was completed in 1956. Its maximum height is 130 m and length 363 m. Lago del Sambuco is situated 4 km south of Sasso della Preda.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Piotta and Ambrì.

Piotta

Village

Photo: Luigi Rosa, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Piotta is a village in the municipality of Quinto in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Piotta is situated 3 km northeast of Sasso della Preda.

Ambrì

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ambrì is a Swiss village in the municipality of Quinto, Leventina District, Canton of Ticino. Ambrì is situated 4½ km east of Sasso della Preda.

Quinto

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Quinto is a municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 6 April 2025, Prato Leventina merged into the municipality of Quinto. Quinto is situated 6 km east of Sasso della Preda.

Sasso della Preda

Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,006 metres
Category: landform
Location: Airolo, Leventina District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.50026° or 46° 30′ 1″ north

Longitude

8.64066° or 8° 38′ 26″ east

Elevation

2,006 metres (6,581 feet)

Open location code

8FRCGJ2R+47

GeoNames ID

6934722

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