Barch

Barch is a building in Airolo, Leventina District, Ticino and has an elevation of 2,236 metres. Barch is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Gotthard Pass, as well as near the peak Monte Prosa.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gotthard Pass and Monte Prosa.

Gotthard Pass

Mountain saddle

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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.

Monte Prosa

Peak

Monte Prosa is a mountain in the Saint-Gotthard Massif, a mountain range in the Lepontine Alps of Switzerland. The mountain has an elevation of 2,737 m above sea level.

Saint Gotthard national museum

Museum

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Saint Gotthard national museum is situated 2 km south of Barch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swiss Alps and Hospental.

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

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Hospental is a village and a municipality in the middle of the Alpine valley called Urseren in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Hospental is situated 5 km north of Barch.