Poncione di Piotta

#1180 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Poncione di Piotta is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, located between Lavertezzo and Moleno in the canton of Ticino. It lies on the chain that separates the valley of Verzasca from the Leventina valley. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 8002 ftProminence: 643 ftCoordinates: 46°15'14"N, 8°55'28"E

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TicinoSwitzerland

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Poncione di Piotta – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lago di Vogorno, Pizzo di Vogorno, Cima dell'Uomo, Madone.

4.5 miSW
Man-made lake formed by a historic dam
Lago di Vogorno
114 min walk • Lago di Vogorno is a reservoir near Tenero, in Ticino, Switzerland. The reservoir on the Verzasca river is formed by the Verzasca Dam, built 1961–1965. The water surface area is 1.68 km².
1.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo di Vogorno, Verzasca Valley
46 min walk • Pizzo di Vogorno is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps of Switzerland. It is located north-east of Lago di Vogorno and Vogorno, in the canton of Ticino.
1.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cima dell'Uomo
41 min walk • The Cima dell'Uomo is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, located north-west of Monte Carasso in the canton of Ticino. It lies east of the slightly higher Pizzo di Vogorno, near the southern end of the range separating the main valley of the Ticino from Valle Verzasca.
1.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Madone
29 min walk • The Madone is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, located between the valleys of Maggia and Verzasca in the canton of Ticino.
4.2 miW
Bridge
Ponte dei Salti, Verzasca Valley
109 min walk • The Ponte dei Salti is a pedestrian bridge over the Verzasca River in Lavertezzo in the Swiss canton of Ticino.
5 miE
Observatories and planetariums
Gnosca Observatory
127 min walk • The Gnosca Observatory is an astronomical observatory at Gnosca, Ticino, Switzerland. It is owned and operated by amateur astronomer Stefano Sposetti and has the observatory code 143.
3.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Poncione Rosso
82 min walk • The Poncione Rosso is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located in the Swiss canton of Ticino. It lies on the chain separating the valleys of Verzasca and Leventina.
4 miW
Locality
Lavertezzo
103 min walk • Lavertezzo is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
3.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sassariente
95 min walk • Sassariente - a peak in the Lepontic Alps, parts of the Western Alps. It lies in Switzerland in the canton of Ticino, close to the border with Italy. It belongs to the subgroup of the Alps Ticino and Verbano.
4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cima di Bri
103 min walk • Cima di Bri is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located in the Swiss canton of Ticino. It is situated between Lavertezzo and Biasca, on the range that separates the valleys of Verzasca and Leventina.
0.6 miSE
46°14'54"N • 8°55'59"E
Capanna Alpe di Lèis
15 min walk • Alpine hut, Hiking