Cima di Broglio

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Cima di Broglio
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Cima di Broglio
Location in Switzerland
Highest point
Elevation 2,385 m (7,825 ft)
Prominence 243 m (797 ft) [1]
Parent peak Finsteraarhorn
Coordinates 46°19′49.5″N8°41′1.1″E / 46.330417°N 8.683639°E / 46.330417; 8.683639 Coordinates: 46°19′49.5″N8°41′1.1″E / 46.330417°N 8.683639°E / 46.330417; 8.683639
Geography
Location Ticino, Switzerland
Parent range Lepontine Alps

The Cima di Broglio is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, located east of Cevio in the canton of Ticino. It lies south of Monte Zucchero, on the range between the Valle Maggia and the Valle Verzasca.

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References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Passo del Cocco (2,142 m).