Cima Verosso

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Cima Verosso
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Cima Verosso
Location in the Alps
Highest point
Elevation 2,444 m (8,018 ft)
Prominence 118 m (387 ft) [1]
Coordinates 46°8′49″N8°9′22″E / 46.14694°N 8.15611°E / 46.14694; 8.15611 Coordinates: 46°8′49″N8°9′22″E / 46.14694°N 8.15611°E / 46.14694; 8.15611
Geography
Location Piedmont, Italy
(mountain partially in Switzerland)
Parent range Pennine Alps

The Cima Verosso (2,444 m) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located west of Bognanco in the Italian region of Piedmont. It lies on the range east of the Portjengrat between the Val Divedro and the Valle di Bognanco. Its summit lies just east of the watershed and border with the Swiss canton of Valais.

Mountain A large landform that rises fairly steeply above the surrounding land over a limited area

A mountain is a large landform that rises above the surrounding land in a limited area, usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces or volcanism. These forces can locally raise the surface of the earth. Mountains erode slowly through the action of rivers, weather conditions, and glaciers. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in huge mountain ranges.

Pennine Alps mountain range in the Western part of the Alps

The Pennine Alps, also known as the Valais Alps, are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland (Valais) and Italy.

Bognanco Comune in Piedmont, Italy

Bognanco, population about 250, is a commune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located in an Alpine valley about 120 kilometres (75 mi) northeast of Turin immediately to the west of Domodossola and on the border with Switzerland. Its municipal boundaries extend over an area of 58.1 square kilometres (22.4 sq mi) that ranges in elevation from 380 to 2,713 metres above sea-level and borders on the Italian communes of Antrona Schieranco, Crevoladossola, Domodossola, Montescheno and Trasquera, and Zwischbergen in the Swiss canton Valais.

On its western (Swiss side), the mountain overlooks the lake Tschawinersee.


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References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located south of the summit at 2,326 metres.