Pizzo Campo Tencia

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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Pizzo Campo Tencia is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, which lies in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Pizzo Campo Tencia is the highest peak located entirely inside the canton. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 10079 ftProminence: 2474 ftCoordinates: 46°25'47"N, 8°43'33"E

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TicinoSwitzerland

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Pizzo Campo Tencia – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Church of San Giovanni Battista, Tremorgio Lake, Lago del Sambuco, Lago di Morghirolo.

3 miW
Church
Church of San Giovanni Battista
76 min walk • Nestled in the scenic Maggia Valley in the Swiss canton of Ticino, the Church of San Giovanni Battista stands as a testament to modern architectural ingenuity blended with spiritual reverence. This small church, an embodiment of minimalist design, was completed in 1996...
3.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Tremorgio Lake
88 min walk • Tremorgio Lake is a mountain lake above Rodi and Fiesso, in the municipality of Prato Leventina in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 39 ha. The lake can be reached by aerial cable car from Rodi.
4.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lago del Sambuco
112 min walk • Lago del Sambuco is a reservoir above Fusio, in the municipality of Lavizzara, Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 1.11 km². The dam of Sambuco on the Maggia River was completed in 1956. Its maximum height is 130 m and length 363 m.
1.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lago di Morghirolo
39 min walk • Lago di Morghirolo is a lake in Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 12.1636 ha. The lake can be reached by foot from Dalpe or Polpiano.
1.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lago di Mognola
46 min walk • Lago di Mognola is a lake above Fusio in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It is located at an elevation of 2003 m.
1.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo Barone
47 min walk • Pizzo Barone is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps in Switzerland. It is located south of Pizzo Campo Tencia and is the highest summit of the Valle Verzasca in the canton of Ticino. From Sonogno a trail leads to the summit. South of the peak is a small lake named Lago Barone.
2.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo Forno
63 min walk • Pizzo Forno is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Chironico in the canton of Ticino. It is to be found between Piumogna Valley, Chironico Valley and Leventina Valley.
4.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lago di Chironico
108 min walk • Lago di Chironico is an Alpine lake located above Chironico, in the Swiss canton Ticino. The lake lies at a height of 1,763 metres. Its surface area is 15 ha.
2.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo Campolungo
53 min walk • Pizzo Campolungo is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Prato and Dalpe in the Leventina valley of the canton of Ticino. It lies just south of the Campolungo Pass.
3.1 miW
Locality
Mogno
79 min walk • Mogno is a village in Vallemaggia District in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Mogno is situated near the top of Val Lavizzara, a valley through which the upper Maggia river flows.
2.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Campolungo Pass
69 min walk • The Campolungo Pass is an Alpine pass connecting Fusio and Prat in the Swiss canton of Ticino. With a height of 2,318 metres above sea level, the Campolungo is the lowest pass connecting the valleys of Maggia and Leventina.