Fortress Guard

Fortress Guard is a memorial in Airolo, Leventina District, Ticino. Fortress Guard is situated nearby to the museum Sasso San Gottardo, as well as near the lake Lago Scuro.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gotthard Pass and Saint Gotthard national museum.

Gotthard Pass

Mountain saddle

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Gotthard Pass or St. Gotthard Pass at 2,106 m is a mountain pass in the Alps traversing the Saint-Gotthard Massif and connecting northern Switzerland with southern Switzerland.

Saint Gotthard national museum

Museum

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Saint Gotthard national museum is situated 390 metres south of Fortress Guard.

Monte Prosa

Peak

Monte Prosa is a mountain in the Saint-Gotthard Massif, a mountain range in the Lepontine Alps of Switzerland. The mountain has an elevation of 2,737 m above sea level.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swiss Alps and Fontana.

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.