Madone
Madone is a ridge in Ticino, Switzerland and has an elevation of 2,300 metres. Madone is situated nearby to the locality Piatto, as well as near the village Fusio.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pizzo di Röd and Lago del Sambuco.
Pizzo di Röd
Peak
Pizzo di Röd is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Fusio in the canton of Ticino. It is located on the chain separating the Valle di Peccia from the Val Lavizzara.
Lago del Sambuco
Lake
Photo: Plattens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lago del Sambuco is a reservoir above Fusio, in the municipality of Lavizzara, Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 1.11 km². The dam of Sambuco on the Maggia River was completed in 1956. Its maximum height is 130 m and length 363 m.
Church of San Giovanni Battista, Mogno
Church
Photo: Tirolskier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of San Giovanni Battista is located in the alpine village of Mogno in the Swiss canton of Ticino. It was built between 1994 and 1996 on the site of an older church, which was levelled by an avalanche in 1986. Church of San Giovanni Battista, Mogno is situated 3 km southeast of Madone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fusio and Mogno.
Fusio
Village
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Fusio is a village and former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Broglio, Brontallo, Menzonio, Peccia and Prato-Sornico to form a new and larger municipality Lavizzara.
Mogno
Village
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Mogno is a village in Vallemaggia District in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Mogno is situated near the top of Val Lavizzara, a valley through which the upper Maggia River flows. Mogno is situated 3 km southeast of Madone.
Lavizzara
Village
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Lavizzara is a municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It is the only municipality in the valley. The municipality was created in 2004 by a merger of Broglio, Brontallo, Fusio, Menzonio, Peccia and Prato-Sornico. Lavizzara is situated 4½ km south of Madone.
Madone
- Type: Ridge with an elevation of 2,300 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.44834° or 46° 26′ 54″ northLongitude
8.63411° or 8° 38′ 3″ eastElevation
2,300 metres (7,546 feet)Open location code
8FRCCJXM+8JGeoNames ID
11997873
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In Other Languages
“Madone” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Madone”
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Localities in the Area
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