Forcola
Forcola is a mountain saddle in Verzasca, Locarno District, Ticino and has an elevation of 1,710 metres. Forcola is situated nearby to the locality Starlarésc, as well as near the hamlet Alpe di Sassello.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sassariente and Cima dell’Uomo.
Cima dell’Uomo
Scenic viewpoint
The Cima dell'Uomo is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, located north-west of Monte Carasso in the canton of Ticino. It lies east of the slightly higher Pizzo di Vogorno, near the southern end of the range separating the main valley of the Ticino from Valle Verzasca.
Pizzo di Vogorno
Peak
Photo: Taxiarchos228, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pizzo di Vogorno is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps of Switzerland. It is located north-east of Lago di Vogorno and Vogorno, in the canton of Ticino.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cugnasco-Gerra and Cugnasco.
Cugnasco-Gerra
Village
Photo: Ticino2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cugnasco-Gerra is a municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It was formed on January 1, 2009, through the merger of Cugnasco and Gerra.
Cugnasco
Village
Photo: Ticino2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cugnasco is a village in the municipality Cugnasco-Gerra of the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Cugnasco had a population of nearly 1300.
Gudo
Village
Gudo is a former municipality in the district of Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 2 April 2017 the former municipalities of Camorino, Claro, Giubiasco, Gnosca, Gorduno, Moleno, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Preonzo, Sant'Antonio and Sementina merged into the new municipality of Bellinzona.
Forcola
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,710 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Verzasca, Locarno District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.21163° or 46° 12′ 42″ northLongitude
8.91828° or 8° 55′ 6″ eastElevation
1,710 metres (5,610 feet)Open location code
8FRC6W69+M8OpenStreetMap ID
node 3001362617OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames ID
11074599
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In Other Languages
“Forcola” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Forcola”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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