Hillehorn

#628 among destinations in Italy

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Hillehorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located between the Gantertal and the Binntal in the canton of Valais, close to the border with Italy. The main summit has an elevation of 3,181 meters, while the Italian border culminates on the secondary summit named Punta Mottiscia at 3,158 meters. Between the two peaks is the Hillejoch. ()

Local name: Punta di Mottiscia Elevation: 10436 ftProminence: 843 ftCoordinates: 46°18'8"N, 8°8'27"E

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PiedmontItaly

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Hillehorn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Monte Cistella, Monte Leone, Scherbadung, Pizzo Diei.

6.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Monte Cistella
158 min walk • Monte Cistella is a mountain roughly in the middle of the Lepontine Alps.
3.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Monte Leone
100 min walk • Monte Leone is the highest mountain of the Lepontine Alps and is located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. The mountain stands on the extreme west of the Lepontine Alps, a few kilometres east of Simplon Pass.
4.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Scherbadung
108 min walk • The Scherbadung is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border. Its Italian name has been used to name the mineral cervandonite which has only been found there.
5.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo Diei
136 min walk • Pizzo Diei is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps in Piedmont, northern Italy. It is located in the Alpe Veglia Nature Park in the commune of Varzo, and has a slightly lower sister peak, the pyramidal shaped Monte Cistella.
5.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Punta Valgrande
134 min walk • The Punta Valgrande is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. The west side belongs to the Swiss canton of Valais and the east side belongs to the Italian region of Piedmont.
4.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Schwarzhorn
117 min walk • The Schwarzhorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border, between the Binntal and the Valle Dèvero. It lies north of the Scherbadung. The area is renowned for its unique minerals that are found here in a dolomitic host rock. Elements found are typically As, Fe, Pb, Sb.
2.2 miS
Park
Alpe Veglia and Alpe Devero Natural Park
56 min walk • The Alpe Veglia and Alpe Devero Natural Park was established in 1995 and is in the Ossola valley, in the Province of Verbania, Italy.

Hillehorn

Facts and practical information

Hillehorn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Monte Cistella

Monte Leone

Scherbadung

Pizzo Diei

Punta Valgrande

Schwarzhorn

Alpe Veglia and Alpe Devero Natural Park