Gazzirola

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Garzirola
Garzirola
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View from Val Colla (south-west side)
Highest point
Elevation 2,116 m (6,942 ft)
Prominence 56 m (184 ft) [1]
Parent peak Vetta del Vallone
Coordinates 46°07′05″N9°04′21″E / 46.11806°N 9.07250°E / 46.11806; 9.07250 Coordinates: 46°07′05″N9°04′21″E / 46.11806°N 9.07250°E / 46.11806; 9.07250
Geography
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Garzirola
Location in the Alps
Location Ticino, Switzerland
Lombardy, Italy
Parent range Lugano Prealps

The Gazzirola (also known as Garzirola) is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps on the Swiss-Italian border. Its summit is the highest point of the municipality of Lugano.

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SOIUSA classification

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

Mountain huts

Not far from the mountain are located three mountain huts: Capanna San Lucio (1,540 m), Rifugio San Lucio (1,554 m) and Rifugio Garzirola (1,974 m).

Notes

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located east of Monte Segor at 2,060 metres.
  2. Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN   978-88-8068-273-8.


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