Forcola di Sassiglion

Forcola di Sassiglion is a mountain saddle in Canton of Aargau, Switzerland and has an elevation of 2,542 metres. Forcola di Sassiglion is situated nearby to the locality Cansumé, as well as near Sandrena.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Piz Sena and Piz di Sassiglion.

Piz Sena

Peak

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Piz Sena is a mountain of the Livigno Alps, located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. On its western side it overlooks Poschiavo.

Piz di Sassiglion

Peak

Photo: Sidonius, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Piz di Sassiglion is a mountain of the Livigno Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It is the highest summit of the chain south of the Passo di Malghera. The mountain lies east of Poschiavo and west of the Val Grosina.

Sassalb

Peak

Photo: Sidonius, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Sassalb is a mountain of the Livigno Alps, located in Graubünden, Switzerland. The mountain overlooks Poschiavo. The Sassalb lies south of Piz Sena. The border with Italy runs approximately 400 metres east of the summit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Poschiavo and San Carlo.

Poschiavo

Village

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Poschiavo is a municipality in the Bernina Region in the canton of Grisons in Switzerland.

San Carlo

Village

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San Carlo is a village in the Val Poschiavo in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It lies at 1,092 metres above sea level and is in the municipality of Poschiavo, some 2 kilometres north of the village of the same name.

Cologna

Hamlet

Photo: Edgar El, CC BY 3.0.

Cologna is a village in the Val Poschiavo in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It lies at 1,090 metres above sea level and is in the municipality of Poschiavo, some 1.5 kilometres south-east of the village of the same name.

Forcola di Sassiglion

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,542 metres
Category: landform
Location: Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.3278° or 46° 19′ 40″ north

Longitude

10.1098° or 10° 6′ 35″ east

Elevation

2,542 metres (8,340 feet)

Open location code

8FRG84H5+4W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 843601152

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

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