Alpe di Neggia

Alpe di Neggia is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It connects Vira and Indemini. The pass lies in the saddle between Monte Tamaro and Monte Gambarogno. The maximum grade of the pass road is 12 percent.

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Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,394 metres
Description: mountain pass
Also known as: “Passo dell’Alpe di Neggia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monte Tamaro and Monte Gambarogno.

Monte Tamaro

Peak

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Monte Tamaro is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, overlooking Lake Maggiore in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Reaching a height of 1,962 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the chain located between Lake Maggiore and Lake Lugano, which also includes Monte Lema.

Monte Gambarogno

Peak

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Monte Gambarogno is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, overlooking Lake Maggiore in the canton of Ticino. It lies on the range between Lake Maggiore and Lake Lugano, culminating at Monte Tamaro.

Monte Gradiccioli

Peak

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Monte Gradiccioli is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located between Indemini and Sigirino in the canton of Ticino. It lies south of Monte Tamaro, on the range between Lake Maggiore and Lake Lugano.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Indemini and Piazzogna.

Indemini

Village

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Indemini is a former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 April 2010, the former municipalities of Caviano, Contone, Gerra Gambarogno, Indemini, Magadino, Piazzogna, San Nazzaro, Sant'Abbondio and Vira Gambarogno merged into the new municipality of Gambarogno.

Piazzogna

Village

Piazzogna is a former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 April 2010, the former municipalities of Caviano, Contone, Gerra Gambarogno, Indemini, Magadino, Piazzogna, San Nazzaro, Sant'Abbondio and Vira Gambarogno merged in the new municipality of Gambarogno.

Vira

Village

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Vira is a former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 April 2010, the former municipalities of Caviano, Contone, Gerra Gambarogno, Indemini, Magadino, Piazzogna, San Nazzaro, Sant'Abbondio and Vira Gambarogno merged in the new municipality of Gambarogno.

Alpe di Neggia

Categories: mountain pass and landform
Location: Gambarogno, Locarno District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.11067° or 46° 6′ 38″ north

Longitude

8.84545° or 8° 50′ 44″ east

Elevation

1,394 metres (4,573 feet)

Open location code

8FRC4R6W+75

OpenStreetMap ID

node 264071175

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

GeoNames ID

11073900

Wikidata ID

Q666442

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Italian—“Alpe di Neggia” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Alpe di Neggia”
French: “Alpe di Neggia”
German: “Alpe di Neggia”
Italian: “Alpe di Neggia”
Italian: “Neggia”

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