Pizzo del Sole

#1224 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Pizzo del Sole is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps in the Swiss canton of Ticino. With a height of 2,773 metres, it is the highest point of the Val Piora. On its southern side are located the lakes of Chiéra. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 9098 ftProminence: 1821 ftCoordinates: 46°31'30"N, 8°46'4"E

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TicinoSwitzerland

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Pizzo del Sole – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lago di Tom, Lake Cadagno, Lago Ritom, Tremorgio Lake.

4.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lago di Tom
105 min walk • Lago di Tom is a lake in the Piora Valley, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 13 ha.
3.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Cadagno
82 min walk • Lake Cadagno is a meromictic lake in the Piora valley, Switzerland. As one of a few meromictic lakes in Europe, it is the object of numerous scientific studies.
3.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lago Ritom
98 min walk • Lago Ritom is a lake in the Piora valley, Ticino, Switzerland. The natural lake is used as a reservoir by the Swiss Federal Railways to generate hydro-electric power for the Gotthard line.
3.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Tremorgio Lake
100 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.
3.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lai da Sontga Maria
95 min walk • Lai da Sontga Maria is a lake, located north of the Lukmanier Pass in Switzerland. It lies almost entirely in the municipality of Medel, a tiny fraction of the south-west part of the lake belonging to the municipalities of Quinto and Blenio.
3.1 miSW
46°30'27"N • 8°42'32"E
Palestra di arrampicata Audan, Airolo
78 min walk • Climbing
4.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Scopi
112 min walk • The Scopi is a 3,190-metre-high mountain in the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Lukmanier Pass on the border between the cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. A cable car connects the summit from the road of Lukmanier Pass below the dam, and on the top lies a radar and an air traffic control building, owned by the Swiss Army.
1.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo dell'Uomo
36 min walk • Pizzo dell'Uomo is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps and part of the extended Saint-Gotthard Massif, located between Lai da Sontga Maria and Pizzo del Sole, in the canton of Ticino, just southwest of the Passo del Lucomagno.
4.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Blas
104 min walk • Piz Blas is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Graubünden and Ticino. At 3,019 metres above sea level, Piz Blas is the highest mountain of Val Cadlimo, a valley drained by the Reno da Medel, a tributary of the Rhine.
3.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Rondadura
93 min walk • Piz Rondadura is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps in Switzerland, located on the border between the cantons of Graubünden and Ticino. It overlooks Lukmanier Pass and Lake Sontga Maria on its east side.
3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Lukmanier Pass
78 min walk • Lukmanier Pass is a pass in the Swiss Alps. The road from Disentis/Mustér in the canton of Graubünden leads through the Val Medel across the pass to the Blenio valley and Biasca in the canton of Ticino.