Tamaretto

Tamaretto is a locality in Gambarogno, Locarno District, Ticino and has an elevation of 1,581 metres. Tamaretto is situated nearby to the locality Corte di Neggia, as well as near Cima al Prato.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alpe di Neggia and Monte Tamaro.

Alpe di Neggia

Mountain saddle

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Alpe di Neggia is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It connects Vira and Indemini. The pass lies in the saddle between Monte Tamaro and Monte Gambarogno. The maximum grade of the pass road is 12 percent.

Monte Tamaro

Peak

Photo: Ilario, CC BY 2.5.

Monte Tamaro is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, overlooking Lake Maggiore in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Reaching a height of 1,962 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the chain located between Lake Maggiore and Lake Lugano, which also includes Monte Lema.

Monte Gambarogno

Peak

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Monte Gambarogno is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, overlooking Lake Maggiore in the canton of Ticino. It lies on the range between Lake Maggiore and Lake Lugano, culminating at Monte Tamaro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Indemini and Piazzogna.

Indemini

Village

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Indemini is a former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 April 2010, the former municipalities of Caviano, Contone, Gerra Gambarogno, Indemini, Magadino, Piazzogna, San Nazzaro, Sant'Abbondio and Vira Gambarogno merged into the new municipality of Gambarogno. Indemini is situated 2½ km southwest of Tamaretto.

Piazzogna

Village

Piazzogna is a former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 April 2010, the former municipalities of Caviano, Contone, Gerra Gambarogno, Indemini, Magadino, Piazzogna, San Nazzaro, Sant'Abbondio and Vira Gambarogno merged in the new municipality of Gambarogno. Piazzogna is situated 4 km northwest of Tamaretto.

Biegno

Hamlet

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Biegno is a village in the comune of Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca in the Province of Varese in Italy. In 2001 it had a population of 90. Biegno is situated 4 km southwest of Tamaretto.

Tamaretto

Type: Locality
Location: Gambarogno, Locarno District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.10832° or 46° 6′ 30″ north

Longitude

8.85133° or 8° 51′ 5″ east

Elevation

1,581 metres (5,187 feet)

Open location code

8FRC4V52+8G

GeoNames ID

11113552

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Italian: “Tamaretto”

Localities in the Area

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