Lago della Sella
Lago della Sella is in Airolo, Leventina District, Ticino and has an elevation of 2,258 metres. Lago della Sella is situated nearby to the dam Diga del Sella, as well as near the mountain saddle Bassa della prosa.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gotthard Pass and Lago della Sella.
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.
Lago della Sella
Reservoir
Photo: Nowic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lago della Sella is a reservoir near St. Gotthard Pass in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The gravity dam with a height of 36 m was completed in 1947. The dam was planned and built under control of the Swiss engineer Fritz Gigax.
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.
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.
Fontana
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fontana is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km southwest of Lago della Sella.
Hospental
Village
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Hospental is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Hospental is situated 7 km north of Lago della Sella.
Lago della Sella
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Airolo, Leventina District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.55912° or 46° 33′ 33″ northLongitude
8.59277° or 8° 35′ 34″ eastElevation
2,258 metres (7,408 feet)Open location code
8FRCHH5V+J4OpenStreetMap ID
node 3064384686OpenStreetMap feature
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