Colpo di Fulmine

Colpo di Fulmine is a stone in Airolo, Leventina District, Ticino. Colpo di Fulmine is situated nearby to the stone Cu e Camisa, as well as near the climbing site Teorema di Fermat.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gotthard Pass and Chastelhorn.

Gotthard Pass

Mountain saddle

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The Gotthard Pass or St. Gotthard Pass at 2,106 m is a mountain pass in the Alps traversing the Saint-Gotthard Massif and connecting northern Switzerland with southern Switzerland. Gotthard Pass is situated 3 km south of Colpo di Fulmine.

Chastelhorn

Peak

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The Chastelhorn is a 2,973 metres high mountain in the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Hospental in the canton of Uri. The northern flanks are covered by a glacier named St. Chastelhorn is situated 3 km east of Colpo di Fulmine.

Lago di Lucendro

Reservoir

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Lago di Lucendro is a reservoir at the St. Gotthard Pass in the municipality of Airolo of the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The dam Lucendro with a height of 73 m was completed in 1947. Lago di Lucendro is situated 3 km southwest of Colpo di Fulmine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swiss Alps and Hospental.

Swiss Alps

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The Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps, represents a major natural feature of the country and is, along with the Swiss Plateau and the Swiss portion of the Jura Mountains, one of its three main physiographic regions.