Pizzo d’Orsirora

Pizzo d’Orsirora is a peak in Airolo, Leventina District, Ticino and has an elevation of 2,602 metres. Pizzo d’Orsirora is situated nearby to the locality Isenmannsalp, as well as near Cascina d’Orsino.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gotthard Pass and Lago di Lucendro.

Gotthard Pass

Mountain saddle

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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 di Lucendro

Reservoir

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Lago di Lucendro is a reservoir at the St. Gotthard Pass in the municipality of Airolo of the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The dam Lucendro with a height of 73 m was completed in 1947.

Realp DFB railway station

Railway station

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Realp DFB railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Realp, in the Swiss canton of Uri. It is the eastern terminus of the Furka Steam Railway, a heritage railway that operates over the Furka Pass route.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Realp and Swiss Alps.

Realp

Village

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Realp is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.

Swiss Alps

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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.