Puntone dei Fraciòn

#1252 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Puntone dei Fraciòn is a 3,202-metre-high mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. It is the highest peak of the Calanca valley. On its west side it overlooks the valley of Malvaglia. It lies approximately halfway between the Vogelberg and the Zapporthorn. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 10505 ftProminence: 515 ftCoordinates: 46°28'16"N, 9°5'6"E

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TicinoSwitzerland

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Puntone dei Fraciòn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rheinwaldhorn, Lago d'Isola, Fanellhorn, Cima Rossa.

2.6 miNW
Ridged alp summit first climbed in 1789
Rheinwaldhorn
68 min walk • The Rheinwaldhorn is the highest point in the Swiss canton of Ticino at 3,402 metres above sea level. It lies on the border between the cantons of Graubünden and Ticino, in the Adula massif, part of the St.
5.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lago d'Isola
131 min walk • Lago d'Isola is a reservoir at San Bernardino, Grisons, Switzerland. The reservoir's surface area is 39 ha.
5.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fanellhorn
146 min walk • The Fanellhorn is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps of Graubünden, Switzerland, south of Vals.
1.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cima Rossa
49 min walk • Cima Rossa is a 3,161 metres high mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. On the west side it overlooks the valley of Malvaglia and on the east side it overlooks the valley of Calanca.
1.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Vogelberg
28 min walk • The Vogelberg is a 3,218 metres high mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. It is the highest summit of the Lepontine Alps south of the Rheinwaldhorn.
2.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
I Rodond
75 min walk • I Rodond is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, located west of San Bernardino in the canton of Graubünden. It lies north of the Pass di Passit, on the range between Val Calanca and Val Mesolcina.
4.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cima di Gana Bianca
113 min walk • The Cima di Gana Bianca is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Acquarossa in the canton of Ticino. It lies west of the Rheinwaldhorn, between the main Blenio valley and the Val Malvaglia.
3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Güferhorn
78 min walk • The Güferhorn is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located between the valleys of Vals and Hinterrhein in Graubünden. At 3,379 metres above sea level it is the highest summit of the Lepontine Alps lying east of the Rheinwaldhorn.
4.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bacino di Val Malvaglia
113 min walk • Bacino di Val Malvaglia is a lake above Malvaglia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The reservoir's surface area is 0.19 km². Its arch dam was built in 1959 and is operated by Officine Idroelettriche di Blenio SA.
1.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Zapporthorn
38 min walk • The Zapporthorn or Pizzo Zapport is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking San Bernardino Pass in Graubünden. Its summit is the tripoint between the valleys of Hinterrhein, Calanca and Mesolcina.
5.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo di Cassimoi
130 min walk • Pizzo di Cassimoi is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. The mountain overlooks two lakes: Lago di Luzzone on its north-eastern side and Zervreilasee on its north-eastern side.