Sunnig Lücke

Sunnig Lücke is a mountain saddle in Airolo, Leventina District, Ticino and has an elevation of 2,585 metres. Sunnig Lücke is situated nearby to the locality Guspis, as well as near Furtünéi.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gotthard Pass and Pizzo Centrale.

Gotthard Pass

Mountain saddle

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Gotthard Pass or St. Gotthard Pass at 2,106 m is a mountain pass in the Alps traversing the Saint-Gotthard Massif and connecting northern Switzerland with southern Switzerland.

Pizzo Centrale is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Uri and Ticino. At 2,999 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit overlooking Gotthard Pass from the east. Lago della Sella is located on its southern side.

Chastelhorn

Peak

Photo: Plattens, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Chastelhorn is a 2,973 metres high mountain in the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Hospental in the canton of Uri. The northern flanks are covered by a glacier named St.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swiss Alps and Hospental.

Swiss Alps

Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.

The Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps, represents a major natural feature of the country and is, along with the Swiss Plateau and the Swiss portion of the Jura Mountains, one of its three main physiographic regions.

Hospental

Village

Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hospental is a village and a municipality in the middle of the Alpine valley called Urseren in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.

Andermatt

Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Andermatt is a town and ski resort in the canton of Uri, Switzerland. It is located at a crossroad in the Alps with great historical importance. Before the opening of the Gotthard car and train tunnels, a big part of the north–south traffic had to pass through here.

Sunnig Lücke

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,585 metres
Also known as: “Sunnig Luecke”
Category: landform
Location: Airolo, Leventina District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.57936° or 46° 34′ 46″ north

Longitude

8.57959° or 8° 34′ 47″ east

Elevation

2,585 metres (8,481 feet)

Open location code

8FRCHHHH+PR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12040718978

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

GeoNames ID

11075724

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In Other Languages

“Sunnig Lücke” goes by many names.

German: “Sunnig Lücke”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Guspis and Furtünéi.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Blauberg and Schwarzlochhorn.

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