Monte Prosa
Monte Prosa is a mountain in the Saint-Gotthard Massif, a mountain range in the Lepontine Alps of Switzerland. The mountain has an elevation of 2,737 m above sea level.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gotthard Pass and Lago della Sella.
Gotthard Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gotthard Pass or St. Gotthard Pass at 2,106 m is a mountain pass in the Alps traversing the Saint-Gotthard Massif and connecting northern Switzerland with southern Switzerland.
Lago della Sella
Reservoir
Photo: Nowic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lago della Sella is a reservoir near St. Gotthard Pass in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The gravity dam with a height of 36 m was completed in 1947. The dam was planned and built under control of the Swiss engineer Fritz Gigax.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swiss Alps and Fontana.
Swiss Alps
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
The Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps, represents a major natural feature of the country and is, along with the Swiss Plateau and the Swiss portion of the Jura Mountains, one of its three main physiographic regions.
Hospental
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hospental is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
Monte Prosa
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,737 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Airolo, Leventina District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.56205° or 46° 33′ 43″ northLongitude
8.58132° or 8° 34′ 53″ eastElevation
2,737 metres (8,980 feet)Open location code
8FRCHH6J+RGOpenStreetMap ID
node 10687927364OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Monte Prosa from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Monte Prosa” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Monte Prosa”
- Chinese: “普羅薩山”
- Dutch: “Monte Prosa”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت پروسا”
- German: “Monte Prosa”
- Swedish: “Monte Prosa”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sasso San Gottardo and San Gottardo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bassa della prosa and Museo Forte Ospizio San Gottardo.
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