Sorgente del Ticino

Sorgente del Ticino is a spring in Bedretto, Leventina District, Ticino and has an elevation of 2,122 metres. Sorgente del Ticino is situated nearby to the mountain hut Capanna Corno Gries, as well as near the peak Chilchhorn.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nufenen Pass and Pizzo Nero.

Nufenen Pass

Mountain saddle

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Nufenen Pass is the second highest mountain pass, after Umbrail Pass, with a paved road in Switzerland, at an elevation of 2,478 metres. It lies between the summits of Pizzo Gallina and the Nufenenstock.

Pizzo Nero

Peak

Pizzo Nero is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Ticino. Its summit is the tripoint between the valleys of Geretal, Gonerli and Bedretto.

Capanna Corno Gries

Mountain hut

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Capanna Corno Gries is a mountain hut, which is situated 1 km south of Sorgente del Ticino.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Riale and Frua.

Riale

Hamlet

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Riale is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km south of Sorgente del Ticino.

Frua

Hamlet

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Frua is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km south of Sorgente del Ticino.

Oberwald

Village

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Oberwald is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in Goms District in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated at an elevation of 1,377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007. Oberwald is situated 8 km northwest of Sorgente del Ticino.

Sorgente del Ticino

Type: Spring
Category: body of water
Location: Bedretto, Leventina District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.47537° or 46° 28′ 31″ north

Longitude

8.41105° or 8° 24′ 40″ east

Elevation

2,122 metres (6,962 feet)

Open location code

8FRCFCG6+4C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13985362650

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=spring

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