Capanna Edelweiss

Capanna Edelweiss is a cabin in Blenio, Ticino and has an elevation of 2,348 metres. Capanna Edelweiss is situated nearby to Arco della Greina, as well as near the peak Pizzo Corói.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pizzo Marumo and Piz Vial.

Pizzo Marumo

Peak

Pizzo Marumo is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, overlooking the Greina Pass in Switzerland. It is located in the canton of Ticino, near the border with the canton of Graubünden.

Piz Vial is a 3,168 metres high mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, located south of Sumvitg in the canton of Graubünden. The summit, located one kilometres east of the canton of Ticino border, overlooks, together with its highest neighbour Piz Medel, the plateau of the Greina.

Piz Medel

Peak

Photo: Isjc99, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Piz Medel is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. At 3,210 metres above sea level it is the highest summit on the chain between Lukmanier Pass and Crap la Crusch. Piz Medel is situated 4 km west of Capanna Edelweiss.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ghirone and Campo Blenio.

Ghirone

Hamlet

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY 3.0.

Ghirone was a municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Ghirone would merge with Aquila, Campo Blenio, Olivone and Torre to form a new municipality to be called Blenio. Ghirone is situated 6 km south of Capanna Edelweiss.

Campo Blenio

Village

Photo: Makalu79, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.

Campo Blenio was a municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Campo Blenio would merge with Aquila, Ghirone, Olivone and Torre to form a new municipality to be called Blenio. Campo Blenio is situated 6 km south of Capanna Edelweiss.

Olivone

Village

Photo: MRB, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Olivone was a municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Olivone would merge with Aquila, Campo Blenio, Ghirone and Torre to form a new municipality to be called Blenio. Olivone is situated 9 km south of Capanna Edelweiss.

Capanna Edelweiss

Type: Cabin
Categories: building and residential building
Location: Blenio, Blenio District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.61141° or 46° 36′ 41″ north

Longitude

8.96097° or 8° 57′ 40″ east

Elevation

2,348 metres (7,703 feet)

Inception

August 3rd, 1948

Levels

Operator

Società Gruppo Roccia Olivone

Open location code

8FRCJX66+H9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 991632437

OpenStreetMap feature

building=cabin

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Arco della Greina and Pizzo Corói.

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