Piodejoch

Piodejoch is a pass in Alagna Valsesia, Province of Vercelli, Piedmont and has an elevation of 4,284 metres. Piodejoch is situated nearby to the locality Sant’Antonio.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ludwigshöhe and Schwarzhorn.

Ludwigshöhe

Peak

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The Ludwigshöhe is a mountain in the Pennine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border. It is situated near the Dufourspitze in the Monte Rosa Massif. The summit is the tripoint between Valais, Aosta Valley and Piedmont.

The Schwarzhorn is a 4,321-metre-high summit in the Italian Alps just next to the Swiss border. It is part of the Monte Rosa massif in the Wallis Alps, which lie on the border between Switzerland and Italy.

Parrotspitze

Peak

Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Parrotspitze is a peak in the Pennine Alps of Italy and Switzerland. It is located south of Dufourspitze in the Monte Rosa Massif. The mountain is named after Johann Jakob Friedrich Wilhelm Parrot, a German doctor, who made an attempt on the Piramide Vincent with Joseph Zumstein in 1816.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stafal and Alagna Valsesia.

Stafal

Hamlet

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Stafal is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km southwest of Piodejoch.

Alagna Valsesia

Village

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Alagna Valsesia is a comune and small village high in the Valsesia alpine valley in the province of Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy, a UNESCO World heritage site since 2013. Alagna Valsesia is situated 9 km southeast of Piodejoch.

Staffa

Village

Photo: Puntin1969, CC BY 2.0.

Staffa is a village, which is situated 10 km northeast of Piodejoch.

Piodejoch

Type: Pass with an elevation of 4,284 metres
Category: landform
Location: Alagna Valsesia, Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

45.91746° or 45° 55′ 3″ north

Longitude

7.86533° or 7° 51′ 55″ east

Elevation

4,284 metres (14,055 feet)

Open location code

8FQ9WV88+X4

GeoNames ID

11075472

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In Other Languages

“Piodejoch” goes by many names.

German: “Piodejoch”

Localities in the Area

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