Sasso Cristallina

Sasso Cristallina is a peak in Faido, Leventina District, Ticino and has an elevation of 1,744 metres. Sasso Cristallina is situated nearby to the locality Alpe di Pìota, as well as near Vallascia.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Faido railway station and Pizzo Forno.

Faido railway station

Railway station

Photo: NAC, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Faido railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Faido. The station is on the original line of the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, on the southern ramp up to the Gotthard Tunnel.

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.

Chiesa di San Francesco d’Assisi

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Chiesa di San Francesco d’Assisi is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dalpe and Gribbio.

Dalpe

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Dalpe is a municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

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.

Prato

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Prato is a former municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 6 April 2025, it merged into the municipality of Quinto.

Sasso Cristallina

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,744 metres
Category: landform
Location: Faido, Leventina District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.46191° or 46° 27′ 43″ north

Longitude

8.78031° or 8° 46′ 49″ east

Elevation

1,744 metres (5,722 feet)

Open location code

8FRCFQ6J+Q4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12040710889

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

10627662

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In Other Languages

“Sasso Cristallina” goes by many names.

Italian: “Sasso Cristallina”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Alpe di Pìota and Vallascia.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Parco giochi and Piscina Pianselva.

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