Barco dei Montoni

Barco dei Montoni is a mountain saddle in Val Mara, Lugano District, Ticino and has an elevation of 1,350 metres. Barco dei Montoni is situated nearby to the locality Alpe Boll, as well as near Alpe Pesciò.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monte Generoso and Generoso Vetta railway station.

Monte Generoso

Peak

Photo: Marimari52, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Monte Generoso is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy and between Lake Lugano and Lake Como. The western and southern flanks of the mountain lie in the Swiss canton of Ticino, whilst the north-eastern flanks are in the Italian region of Lombardy.

Generoso Vetta railway station

Railway station

Photo: Gürbetaler, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Generoso Vetta is the upper terminal railway station of the Monte Generoso railway, a rack railway that connects Capolago with the summit of Monte Generoso in the Swiss canton of Ticino.

Grotta dell’Orso (Como)

Cave

Photo: Celsius1, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grotta dell’Orso (Como) is a cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Campione d’Italia and Lanzo d’Intelvi.

Campione d’Italia

Photo: Oleg Andriychuk, CC BY 3.0.

Campione d'Italia is a comune of the Province of Como in the Italian region of Lombardy. Located on the shores of Lake Lugano, it is an enclave surrounded by the Swiss canton of Ticino.

Lanzo d’Intelvi

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Lanzo d'Intelvi is a village in Italy and a former comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres north of Milan and about 20 kilometres north of Como, on the border with Switzerland.

Casasco d’Intelvi

Village

Photo: Maurizio Moro5153, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Casasco d'Intelvi was a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 kilometres north of Milan and about 15 kilometres north of Como, on the border with Switzerland.

Barco dei Montoni

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,350 metres
Description: locality in the Italian municipality of Alta Valle Intelvi
Categories: place and landform
Location: Val Mara, Lugano District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

45.9484° or 45° 56′ 54″ north

Longitude

9.0261° or 9° 1′ 34″ east

Elevation

1,350 metres (4,429 feet)

Open location code

8FQFW2XG+9C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 457365495

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

Wikidata ID

Q130550166

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In Other Languages

“Barco dei Montoni” goes by many names.

Italian: “Barco dei Montoni”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Alpe Boll and Alpe Pesciò.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cima Boll and Alpe di Gotta.

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