Alpe di Piora
Alpe di Piora is in Quinto, Leventina District, Ticino and has an elevation of 1,964 metres. Alpe di Piora is situated nearby to the public building Centro Biologia Alpina, as well as near the mountain hut Capanna Cadagno.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Capanna Cadagno and Lago Ritom.
Capanna Cadagno
Mountain hut
Photo: Cadagno, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Capanna Cadagno is a mountain hut, which is situated 250 metres east of Alpe di Piora.
Lago Ritom
Reservoir
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lago Ritom is a lake in the Piora valley, Ticino, Switzerland. The natural lake is used as a reservoir by the Swiss Federal Railways to generate hydro-electric power for the Gotthard line.
Lago di Tom
Lake
Photo: Tici23, Public domain.
Lago di Tom is a lake in the Piora Valley, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 13 ha. It is located at an altitude of 2,021m, reaching above the tree line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ambrì and Piotta.
Ambrì
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ambrì is a Swiss village in the municipality of Quinto, Leventina District, Canton of Ticino. Ambrì is situated 4½ km south of Alpe di Piora.
Piotta
Village
Photo: Luigi Rosa, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Piotta is a village in the municipality of Quinto in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Piotta is situated 5 km southwest of Alpe di Piora.
Rodi
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rodi is a Swiss village in the municipality of Prato, Canton of Ticino. Along with the contiguous village of Fiesso, it forms a tiny urban area named Rodi-Fiesso. In Italian, its name means "Rhodes". Rodi is situated 7 km south of Alpe di Piora.
Alpe di Piora
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Quinto, Leventina District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.54633° or 46° 32′ 47″ northLongitude
8.71643° or 8° 42′ 59″ eastElevation
1,964 metres (6,444 feet)Open location code
8FRCGPW8+GHOpenStreetMap ID
node 452628982OpenStreetMap feature
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