Alpe Croce

Alpe Croce is a building in Blenio, Ticino and has an elevation of 1,946 metres. Alpe Croce is situated nearby to the reservoir Lai da Sontga Maria, as well as near the peak Pizzo dell’Uomo.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lai da Sontga Maria and Scopi.

Lai da Sontga Maria

Reservoir

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Lai da Sontga Maria is a lake, located north of the Lukmanier Pass in Switzerland. It lies almost entirely in the municipality of Medel, a tiny fraction of the south-west part of the lake belonging to the municipalities of Quinto and Blenio.

Scopi

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

The Scopi is a 3,190-metre-high mountain in the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Lukmanier Pass on the border between the cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. A cable car connects the summit from the road of Lukmanier Pass below the dam, and on the top lies a radar and an air traffic control building, owned by the Swiss Army. Scopi is situated 3 km northeast of Alpe Croce.

Pizzo dell’Uomo

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Pizzo dell'Uomo is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps and part of the extended Saint-Gotthard Massif, located between Lai da Sontga Maria and Pizzo del Sole, in the canton of Ticino, just southwest of the Passo del Lucomagno.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Osco and Carì.

Osco

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Osco is a former municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 1 April 2012, it was incorporated into the municipality of Faido along with the former municipalities of Anzonico, Calpiogna, Campello, Cavagnago, Chironico and Mairengo. Osco is situated 8 km south of Alpe Croce.

Carì

Hamlet

Photo: Claudio Vosti, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Carì is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Ticino. The village is situated in the northern part of the canton, in the Leventina valley, above Faido. Carì is situated 8 km south of Alpe Croce.

Mairengo

Village

Mairengo is a former municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 1 April 2012, it was incorporated into the municipality of Faido along with the former municipalities of Anzonico, Calpiogna, Campello, Cavagnago, Chironico and Osco. Mairengo is situated 8 km south of Alpe Croce.

Alpe Croce

Type: Building
Location: Blenio, Blenio District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.56049° or 46° 33′ 38″ north

Longitude

8.7968° or 8° 47′ 49″ east

Elevation

1,946 metres (6,385 feet)

Open location code

8FRCHQ6W+5P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1360728027

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

GeoNames ID

11113333

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Italian: “Alpe Croce”

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