Pizzo delle Pecore

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Pizzo delle Pecore
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Pizzo delle Pecore
Location in Switzerland
Highest point
Elevation 2,381 m (7,812 ft)
Prominence 66 m (217 ft) [1]
Parent peak Cima di Broglio
Coordinates 46°19′29.6″N8°40′53.5″E / 46.324889°N 8.681528°E / 46.324889; 8.681528 Coordinates: 46°19′29.6″N8°40′53.5″E / 46.324889°N 8.681528°E / 46.324889; 8.681528
Geography
Location Ticino, Switzerland
Parent range Lepontine Alps

Pizzo delle Pecore (2,381 m) is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, located east of Cevio in the canton of Ticino. It lies just south of the slightly higher Cima di Broglio, on the range between the Valle Maggia and the Valle Verzasca.

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References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located north of the summit at 2,315 metres.