Passo Forca

Passo Forca is a mountain saddle in Quinto, Leventina District, Ticino and has an elevation of 2,113 metres. Passo Forca is situated nearby to the locality Fiéut, as well as near the hamlet Ronco.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ambri Airport and Valascia.

Ambri Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ambri Airport is a Swiss general aviation airport. It located near the village of Ambrì, in the municipality of Quinto, canton of Ticino. Ambri serves the surrounding area and is home to a gliding school, a helicopter base and has sufficiency for VFR flying.

Valascia

Stadium

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Valascia was an indoor sporting arena located in Ambrì, Switzerland. The capacity of the arena was 6,500 and was built in 1959. It served as the home arena of the HC Ambri-Piotta ice hockey team of the National League from 1959 to 2021.

Lago Ritom

Reservoir

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Lago Ritom is a lake in the Piora valley, Ticino, Switzerland. The natural lake is used as a reservoir by the Swiss Federal Railways to generate hydro-electric power for the Gotthard line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ambrì and Piotta.

Ambrì

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ambrì is a Swiss village in the municipality of Quinto, Leventina District, Canton of Ticino.

Piotta

Village

Photo: Luigi Rosa, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Piotta is a village in the municipality of Quinto in the Swiss canton of Ticino.

Rodi

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rodi is a Swiss village in the municipality of Prato, Canton of Ticino. Along with the contiguous village of Fiesso, it forms a tiny urban area named Rodi-Fiesso. In Italian, its name means "Rhodes".

Passo Forca

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,113 metres
Category: landform
Location: Quinto, Leventina District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.5304° or 46° 31′ 49″ north

Longitude

8.7006° or 8° 42′ 2″ east

Elevation

2,113 metres (6,932 feet)

Open location code

8FRCGPJ2+56

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10688202954

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

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Localities in the Area

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