Sasso Torrione

Sasso Torrione is a peak in Mezzovico-Vira, Lugano District, Ticino and has an elevation of 1,547 metres. Sasso Torrione is situated nearby to the locality Monte Tamaro, as well as near Alpe di Pozzo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monte Tamaro and Monte Gradiccioli.

Monte Tamaro

Peak

Photo: Ilario, CC BY 2.5.

Monte Tamaro is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, overlooking Lake Maggiore in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Reaching a height of 1,962 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the chain located between Lake Maggiore and Lake Lugano, which also includes Monte Lema.

Monte Gradiccioli

Peak

Photo: Elvezio, Public domain.

Monte Gradiccioli is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located between Indemini and Sigirino in the canton of Ticino. It lies south of Monte Tamaro, on the range between Lake Maggiore and Lake Lugano.

Santa Maria degli Angeli

Church

Photo: Mike Switzerland, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Santa Maria degli Angeli is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Torricella-Taverne and Gambarogno.

Torricella-Taverne

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Torricella-Taverne is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

Gambarogno

Village

Photo: Ozonski, CC BY 3.0.

Gambarogno is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It was created on 25 April 2010 through the merger of the municipalities of Caviano, Contone, Gerra, Indemini, Magadino, Piazzogna, San Nazzaro, Sant'Abbondio and Vira.

Monteviasco

Hamlet

Photo: Flodur63, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Curiglia con Monteviasco is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 kilometres northwest of Milan and about 70 kilometres northwest of Varese in the Val Veddasca, on the border with Switzerland.

Sasso Torrione

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,547 metres
Category: landform
Location: Mezzovico-Vira, Lugano District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.099° or 46° 5′ 56″ north

Longitude

8.8828° or 8° 52′ 58″ east

Elevation

1,547 metres (5,075 feet)

Open location code

8FRC3VXM+H4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6532565643

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

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Localities in the Area

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