Sasso Gordona

Sasso Gordona

Sasso Gordona with Rifugio Prabello (left)
Highest point
Elevation 1,410 m (4,630 ft)
Prominence 450 m (1,480 ft) [1]
Parent peak Monte Generoso
Coordinates 45°54′42″N 09°04′50″E / 45.91167°N 9.08056°E / 45.91167; 9.08056Coordinates: 45°54′42″N 09°04′50″E / 45.91167°N 9.08056°E / 45.91167; 9.08056
Geography
Sasso Gordona

Location in the Alps

Location Lombardy, Italy
(mountain partially in Switzerland)
Parent range Lugano Prealps

Sasso Gordona is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located west of Lake Como. It lies in the Italian region of Lombardy, just north of the Swiss border with the canton of Ticino. It has an elevation of 1,410 metres above sea level. The Swiss border reaches a height of 1,200 metres, below Rifugio Prabello.

West of Sasso Gordona is the Rifugio Prabello, a mountain hut owned by the Italian Alpine Club.

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located near Alpe di Casasco at 960 metres.


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