Pizzo Quadro

Mountain in Switzerland

Pizzo Quadro

Location in the Alps

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Pizzo Quadro

Pizzo Quadro (Switzerland)

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Pizzo Quadro (Piedmont)

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LocationTicino, Switzerland
Piedmont, ItalyParent rangeLepontine Alps

Pizzo Quadro is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border. With an elevation of 2,793 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the range lying south of the Wandfluhhorn and the Guriner Furggu (2,323 m). Pizzo Quadro is located between the localities of San Rocco di Prèmia (Piedmont) and Campo (Ticino).

SOIUSA classification

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:^[2]

main part = Western Alps
major sector = North Western Alps
section = Lepontine Alps
subsection = Ticino and verbano Alps
supergroup = Catena Basodino-Cristallina-Biela
group = Catena Fiorera-Biela-Corona di Groppo
subgroup = Gruppo Corona del Groppo-Pizzo Quadro
code = I/B-10.II-A.3.c

References

^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Guriner Furggu (2,323 m).
^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.

External links

Pizzo Quadro on Hikr

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