Piz della Forcola

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Piz della Forcola
Piz della Forcola is located in Alps
Piz della Forcola
Piz della Forcola
Location in the Alps
Highest point
Elevation2,675 m (8,776 ft)
Prominence449 m (1,473 ft)[1]
Parent peakPizzo Tambo
Coordinates46°19′04″N 9°17′35″E / 46.31778°N 9.29306°E / 46.31778; 9.29306
Geography
LocationLombardy, Italy/Graubünden, Switzerland
Parent rangeLepontine Alps

Piz della Forcola is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border. With a height of 2,675 metres, it is the highest summit of the chain lying south of the 2,226-metre-high (7,303 ft) pass named Forcola. On its western side it overlooks Val de la Forcola.

References

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  1. ^ Swisstopo maps
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