Simplon Valley

#1003 among destinations in Italy

Nature, Natural attraction, Valley

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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. The Simplon Valley is the only valley of Valais located south of the main chain of the Alps. ()

Local name: Val Divedro Coordinates: 46°11'49"N, 8°9'7"E

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PiedmontItaly

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Simplon Valley – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Monte Cistella, Monte Leone, Pizzo Diei, Punta Valgrande.

6.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Monte Cistella
165 min walk • Monte Cistella is a mountain roughly in the middle of the Lepontine Alps.
4.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Monte Leone
106 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.
6.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo Diei
159 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.
2.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Punta Valgrande
54 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.
1.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Camoscellahorn
40 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.
4.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo Straciugo
121 min walk • Pizzo Straciugo is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies east of the Portjengrat, on the range between the Val Divedro and Domodossola.
5.1 miN
Park
Alpe Veglia and Alpe Devero Natural Park
130 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.