Alpe Caurga

Alpe Caurga is a locality in Piuro, Province of Sondrio, Lombardy and has an elevation of 2,490 metres. Alpe Caurga is situated nearby to the locality Mot Grand della Caurga, as well as near Alpe Mulacetto.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lago di Lei and Pizzo Groppera.

Lago di Lei

Reservoir

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Lago di Lei is a reservoir in the Valle di Lei, powering the Hinterrhein storage power stations. The reservoir is almost entirely in Italy, but the barrage was built on territory ceded by Italy to Switzerland in 1955 after diplomatic talks, while an equivalent sized territory further north of the lake was ceded to Italy in the exchange. Lago di Lei is situated 3 km northeast of Alpe Caurga.

Pizzo Groppera

Peak

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Pizzo Groppera is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy. It has an elevation of 2,948 metres.

Piz Timun

Peak

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Piz Timun is a mountain of the Oberhalbstein Range, located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. On its eastern side it overlooks the artificial lake Lago di Lei. Piz Timun is situated 4 km north of Alpe Caurga.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Madesimo and Fraciscio.

Madesimo

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Madesimo is a village in Sondrio in the Lombardy region of Italy. It was known as Isolato until 1983. The community of Madesimo is split into 3 frazione: Isola, Montespluga, Pianazzo and Madesimo village.