Hüendersattel

Hüendersattel is a mountain saddle in Bedretto, Leventina District, Ticino and has an elevation of 2,692 metres. Hüendersattel is situated nearby to the locality Cascina Nuova, as well as near Cascina di Viei.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Witenwasserenstock and Pizzo Lucendro.

Witenwasserenstock

Peak

Photo: TonnyB, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Witenwasserenstock is a peak between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Uri, located in the Lepontine Alps. Close to the summit lies the tripoint border between the cantons of Valais, Uri and Ticino and the triple watershed of the Rhine, Po and Rhône basins.

Pizzo Lucendro

Peak

Photo: Elvezio, Public domain.

Pizzo Lucendro is a 2,963-metre-high mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Uri and Ticino. It overlooks St. Gotthard Pass and Lake Lucendro on its east side.

Leckihorn

Peak

Photo: Cactus26, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Leckihorn is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Valais and Uri. Its summit is also named Gross Leckihorn to distinguish it from a lower summit named Chli Leckihorn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swiss Alps and Bedretto.

Swiss Alps

Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.

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.

Bedretto

Village

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Bedretto is a municipality and a village in the Val Bedretto, the upper most part of the river Ticino. It belongs to the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.