Punta Valgrande

#859 among destinations in Italy

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 9373 ftProminence: 358 ftCoordinates: 46°13'34"N, 8°8'20"E

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PiedmontItaly

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Punta Valgrande – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

5.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Monte Cistella
151 min walk • Monte Cistella is a mountain roughly in the middle of the Lepontine Alps.
2.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Monte Leone
54 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.
5.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo Diei
139 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 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hillehorn
134 min walk • 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.
3.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Camoscellahorn
94 min walk • The Camoscellahorn is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border. The closest locality is Gondo in the Swiss Val Divedro.
2.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Simplon Valley
54 min walk • The Simplon Valley or Divedro Valley is a valley of the Alps, situated between the Pennine and the Lepontine ranges. The valley is drained by the Diveria or Chrummbach, a tributary of the Toce at Crevoladossola.
3.1 miN
Park
Alpe Veglia and Alpe Devero Natural Park
79 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.