Alpe Pianca

Alpe Pianca is in Arogno, Lugano District, Ticino and has an elevation of 908 metres. Alpe Pianca is situated nearby to the church Beata Vergine delle Grazie Oratory, as well as near the border checkpoint Dogana Arogno.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beata Vergine delle Grazie Oratory and Sighignola.

Beata Vergine delle Grazie Oratory

Church

Photo: Ilario, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Beata Vergine delle Grazie Oratory is a church, which is situated 450 metres north of Alpe Pianca.

Sighignola

Peak

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Sighignola is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located on the border between the Italian region of Lombardy and the Swiss canton of Ticino. A panoramic terrace just below the summit, and directly on the Italian side of the border, provides extensive views especially to the west, over Lake Lugano and the city of Lugano, to the Alps.

Santo Stefano Parish church

Church

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Santo Stefano Parish church is situated 1½ km west of Alpe Pianca.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arogno and Lanzo d’Intelvi.

Arogno

Village

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Arogno is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino, located south of Lake Lugano in the southernmost tip of Switzerland.

Lanzo d’Intelvi

Village

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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. Lanzo d’Intelvi is situated 3 km north of Alpe Pianca.

Orimento

Hamlet

Photo: Kaitu, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Orimento is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km east of Alpe Pianca.

Alpe Pianca

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Arogno, Lugano District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

45.95609° or 45° 57′ 22″ north

Longitude

9.00772° or 9° 0′ 28″ east

Elevation

908 metres (2,979 feet)

Open location code

8FQFX245+C3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8975614154

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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