Passo di Ruscada

Passo di Ruscada is a mountain saddle in Cugnasco-Gerra, Locarno District, Ticino and has an elevation of 2,071 metres. Passo di Ruscada is situated nearby to the locality Borgna, as well as near Cazzane.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cima dell’Uomo and Capanna Borgna.

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.

Capanna Borgna

Mountain hut

Photo: Elvezio, Public domain.

Capanna Borgna is a mountain hut.

Madone

Peak

The Madone is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, located between the valleys of Maggia and Verzasca in the canton of Ticino.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vogorno and Cugnasco.

Vogorno

Village

Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vogorno is a village and former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The village is located above Lago di Vogorno, a reservoir formed by the Verzasca Dam.

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

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Passo di Ruscada

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,071 metres
Category: landform
Location: Cugnasco-Gerra, Locarno District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.23064° or 46° 13′ 50″ north

Longitude

8.93004° or 8° 55′ 48″ east

Elevation

2,071 metres (6,795 feet)

Open location code

8FRC6WJJ+72

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10711106049

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

GeoNames ID

11075421

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In Other Languages

“Passo di Ruscada” goes by many names.

Italian: “Ruscada, Passo di”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Borgna and Cazzane.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bocchetta di Medee and Bochete di Cazzann.

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