Pizzo Gallina

Pizzo Gallina is a 3,061-metre-high (10,043 ft) mountain in the Lepontine Alps of Switzerland, overlooking the Nufenen Pass.[2]

Pizzo Gallina
The north-west side of Pizzo Gallina
Highest point
Elevation3,061 m (10,043 ft)
Prominence378 m (1,240 ft)[1]
Parent peakPizzo Rotondo
Isolation4.9 km (3.0 mi) 
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates46°29′41.6″N 8°23′31.7″E
Geography
Pizzo Gallina
Location in Switzerland
LocationValais/Ticino, Switzerland
Parent rangeLepontine Alps

Administratively, the summit is located on the border between the municipality of Obergoms, to the north-west and in the canton of Valais, and the municipality of Bedretto, to the south-east and in the canton of Ticino.[2]

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Gerenpass (2,683 m).
  2. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2014-10-21.


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