Il Balzo
Il Balzo is a peak in Madesimo, Province of Sondrio, Lombardy and has an elevation of 2,751 metres. Il Balzo is situated nearby to the locality Cerfui, as well as near Passo dello Spluga.Places of Interest
Highlights include Splügen Pass and Pizzo Tambò.
Splügen Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Splügen Pass is an Alpine mountain pass of the Lepontine Alps. It connects the Swiss canton of Grisonian Splügen 5 kilometres to the north 675 metres below the pass with the Italian municipality of Chiavenna 21 kilometres to the south at the end of the Valle San Giacomo 1,789 metres below the pass.
Pizzo Tambò
Peak
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Tambohorn or Pizzo Tambo or Pizzo Tambò is a mountain located at the eastern extremity of the Lepontine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border. The mountain lies on the German-Italian language border, west of the Splügen Pass which divides the Western Alps from the Eastern Alps.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montespluga and Medels im Rheinwald.
Montespluga
Photo: Janter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montespluga is an Alpine village near the head of the Valle Spluga in the Italian region of Lombardy. It is a frazione of the comune of Madesimo, located at 1,908 m of altitude on the road to Chiavenna.
Splügen
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Splügen is a former municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2006 Splügen incorporated its neighbouring municipality of Medels im Rheinwald.
Il Balzo
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,751 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Madesimo, Province of Sondrio, Lombardian Alps and Prealps, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
46.4977° or 46° 29′ 52″ northLongitude
9.3045° or 9° 18′ 16″ eastElevation
2,751 metres (9,026 feet)Open location code
8FRFF8X3+3ROpenStreetMap ID
node 452010782OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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