Pizzo Forno

#987 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. It is in pyramid form and is separate from Pizzo Campo Tencia in the east. It is visible from the municipalities of Faido, Giornico and Chironico. The north-east face is particularly striking which rises nearly 1,500 metres from the Piumogna Valley - this face is best viewed from the village of Gribbio. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 9537 ftProminence: 830 ftCoordinates: 46°25'59"N, 8°46'37"E

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TicinoSwitzerland

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Pizzo Forno – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tremorgio Lake, Lago di Morghirolo, Lago di Mognola, Pizzo Campo Tencia.

4.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Tremorgio Lake
107 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.
3.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lago di Morghirolo
80 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.
4.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lago di Mognola
108 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.
2.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo Campo Tencia
63 min walk • 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.
2.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo Barone
65 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.
2.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lago di Chironico
71 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.
4.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Lepontine Alps
112 min walk • The Lepontine Alps are a mountain range in the north-western part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland and Italy. The Simplon rail tunnel the Gotthard rail and Gotthard road tunnels and the San Bernardino road tunnel are important transport arteries.
5 miSE
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Chiesa di Santa Maria del Castello, Giornico
128 min walk • The church of Santa Maria di Castello stands on a prominent rocky hill to the west above the municipality of Giornico in Leventina in the Swiss canton of Ticino.
3.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo Campolungo
84 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.
4.3 miE
Church
Chiesa di San Pellegrino
111 min walk • The church of San Pellegrino stands secluded in a chestnut forest on the former Gotthard mule track near the village of Altirolo near Giornico in the Leventina region of the Swiss canton of Ticino.
3.7 miNE
Church
Chiesa dei Santi Lorenzo ed Agata
94 min walk • The Catholic parish church of Santi Lorenzo e Agata stands on a small hill in the south of the village of Rossura. Rossura is a fraction of Faido in the canton of Ticino in Leventina.