Poncione d’Arzo
The Poncione d'Arzo is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy, about 250 meters east of Monte Pravello. It lies south of Lake Lugano, on the group culminating at Monte San Giorgio.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,017 metres
- Description: mountain shared by Switzerland and Italy
- Also known as: “Monte Pravello”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monte Pravello and Monte Orsa.
Monte Orsa
Peak
Photo: Phyrexian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monte Orsa is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy, with an elevation of 998 metres. It is located in the Varese Prealps, in the Province of Varese, near the border with Switzerland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meride and Saltrio.
Meride
Village
Photo: Patrik Tschudin, CC BY 2.0.
Meride is a village and former municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 14 April 2013 the former municipalities of Besazio, Ligornetto and Meride merged into the municipality of Mendrisio.
Saltrio
Village
Photo: Ottantafame, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saltrio is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 kilometres northwest of Milan and about 9 kilometres northeast of Varese, on the border with Switzerland.
Arzo
Village
Arzo was a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It had an area of 2.82 km2 and a population of 1,126 inhabitants.
Poncione d’Arzo
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Mendrisio, Mendrisio District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.8919° or 45° 53′ 31″ northLongitude
8.92715° or 8° 55′ 38″ eastElevation
1,017 metres (3,337 feet)Open location code
8FQCVWRG+QVOpenStreetMap ID
node 3592145509OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Poncione d’Arzo” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بونتشيوني دي أرزو”
- Cebuano: “Poncione d’Arzo”
- Chinese: “蓬喬內達佐山”
- Dutch: “Poncione d’Arzo”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بونتشيونى دى ارزو”
- Italian: “Poncione d’Arzo”
- Ladin: “Poncione d’Arzo”
- Swedish: “Poncione d’Arzo”
- Uzbek: “Poncione d’Arzo”
- Venetian: “Prasacco”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Big Bench Saltrio and Falesia Monte Orsa.
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