Colle Gnifetti
Colle Gnifetti is a mountain saddle in Macugnaga, Verbania, Piedmont and has an elevation of 4,456 metres. Colle Gnifetti is situated nearby to the locality Sorgenti del Sesia, as well as near Zona del ‘Lago Effimero’.Places of Interest
Highlights include Signalkuppe and Zumsteinspitze.
Signalkuppe
Peak
Photo: RobyPozz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Signalkuppe also known as Punta Gnifetti is a peak in the Pennine Alps on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It is a subpeak of Monte Rosa. The mountain is named after 'the Signal', a prominent gendarme atop the east ridge, named Cresta Signal.
Zumsteinspitze
Peak
Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Zumsteinspitze is a peak in the Pennine Alps on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It is a subpeak of Monte Rosa. The summit lies between the Dufourspitze and the Signalkuppe.
Dufourspitze
Peak
Photo: TobiasBender, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dufourspitze is the highest peak of Monte Rosa, an ice-covered mountain massif in the Alps. Dufourspitze is the highest mountain of both Switzerland and the Pennine Alps and is also the second-highest mountain of the Alps and Western Europe, after Mont Blanc.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Staffa and Isella.
Staffa
Village
Photo: Puntin1969, CC BY 2.0.
Staffa is a village, which is situated 8 km northeast of Colle Gnifetti.
Isella
Neighborhood
Photo: SAB983, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Isella is a neighborhood, which is situated 9 km northeast of Colle Gnifetti.
Quarazza
Hamlet
Photo: BelPatty86, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Quarazza is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km east of Colle Gnifetti.
Colle Gnifetti
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 4,456 metres
- Description: col in the Pennine Alps
- Categories: gap, col, and landform
- Location: Macugnaga, Verbania, Piedmont, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.9298° or 45° 55′ 47″ northLongitude
7.87504° or 7° 52′ 30″ eastElevation
4,456 metres (14,619 feet)Open location code
8FQ9WVHG+W2OpenStreetMap ID
node 2428064301OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Colle Gnifetti” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Colle Gnifetti”
- Cebuano: “Gnifetti, Colle”
- German: “Colle Gnifetti”
- Italian: “Gnifetti, Colle”
Localities in the Area
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