Cresta del Poncionetto

Cresta del Poncionetto is a ridge in , and has an elevation of 2,555 metres. Cresta del Poncionetto is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pizzo Lucendro and Gotthard Pass.

Peak
Photo: Elvezio, Public domain.
is a 2,963-metre-high mountain in the , located on the border between the cantons of and . It overlooks St. Gotthard Pass and Lake Lucendro on its east side.

Mountain saddle
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The or St. at 2,106 m is a mountain pass in the traversing the Saint-Gotthard Massif and connecting northern Switzerland with southern . is situated 3½ km northeast of Cresta del Poncionetto.

Peak
The is a 2,738 m high mountain in the Swiss ; the overlooks the , in the canton of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Villa Bedretto and Fontana.

Hamlet
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km south of Cresta del Poncionetto.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km southeast of Cresta del Poncionetto.

Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
The region of , conventionally referred to as the , 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.

Cresta del Poncionetto

Latitude
46.53754° or 46° 32′ 15″ north
Longitude
8.53033° or 8° 31′ 49″ east
Elevation
2,555 metres (8,383 feet)
Open location code
8FRCGGQJ+24
Geo­Names ID
11997987
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In Other Languages

“Cresta del Poncionetto” goes by many names.
  • Italian: “Cresta del Poncionetto”

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