Pizzo di Gino

Mountain in Italy
Pizzo di Gino is located in Alps
Pizzo di Gino
Pizzo di Gino
Location in the Alps
LocationLombardy, ItalyParent rangeLugano Prealps

Pizzo di Gino is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy. With an elevation of 2,245 m it is the highest peak of the Lugano Prealps.

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 = Lugano Prealps
  • subsection = Prealpi Comasche
  • supergroup = Catena Gino-Camoghè-Fiorina
  • group = Gruppo del Gino
  • code = I/B-11.I-A.1

Access to the summit

Pizzo di Gino seen from mountain Monte Bregagno

The easiest route for the summit starts from San Nazzaro Val Cavargna and passes by a mountain hut called Rifugio Croce di Campo (1,739  m).[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Bocchetta di Nembruno (1,878 m)
  2. ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
  3. ^ Pizzo di Gino - 2245 m, web page on www.vienormali.it (accessed on 2012-04-05)

External links

  • Pizzo di Gino on Hikr
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