Lago della Piastra

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Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Lago della Piastra is a lake in the Province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. It is used as the lower reservoir for the pumped-storage hydroelectric Entracque Power Plant. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 3018 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 44°13'13"N, 7°23'18"E

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Lago della Piastra – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Monte Argentera, Lago del Chiotas, Lago della Rovina, Valle Gesso.

5.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Monte Argentera
129 min walk • Monte Argentera is a mountain in the Maritime Alps, in the province of Cuneo, Piedmont, northern Italy. With an elevation of 3,297 metres, it is the highest peak in the range.
4.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lago del Chiotas
119 min walk • Lago del Chiotas is a lake in the Province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. It is used as an upper reservoir for the pumped-storage hydroelectric Entracque Power Plant.
4.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lago della Rovina
114 min walk • Lago della Rovina is a lake in the Province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. It is used as an upper reservoir for the pumped-storage hydroelectric Entracque Power Plant.
~440 ftE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Valle Gesso
3 min walk • Valle Gesso is a valley in the Maritime Alps, located in the Italian province of Cuneo and crossed by the Gesso torrent. The language spoken by the inhabitants belongs to the Occitan language family.
5.6 miS
Alpine hut, Hiking
Rifugio Soria Ellena
144 min walk • The Soria Ellena refuge is a refuge located in the Maritime Alps range in the municipality of Entracque, in the province of Cuneo, at an altitude of 1840 meters.
6 miSW
Alpine hut, Hiking
Rifugio Franco Remondino
155 min walk • The Franco Remondino refuge is an alpine refuge located in the Maritime Alps range in the municipality of Valdieri, at an altitude of 2,430 meters. It rises in the Vallone di Assedras, in the upper Gesso valley of Valdieri.
7 miSW
Alpine hut, Hiking
Rifugio Regina Elena
179 min walk • The Regina Elena refuge is an alpine refuge located at the bottom of the Valletta valley, west of Mount Argentera, in the Maritime Alps, in the municipality of Valdieri, at an elevation of 1850 above sea level.
4.9 miSW
Alpine hut, Hiking
Rifugio Genova-Figari
125 min walk • The Genova-Figari refuge is a refuge located in the Maritime Alps range in the municipality of Entracque, in the province of Cuneo, at an altitude of 2015 meters. It is located on the shore of Lake Chiotas and a short distance from Lake Brocan, at...