The Basòdino is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It is the second highest peak in the canton of Ticino, after the Rheinwaldhorn.
Basòdino | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,273 m (10,738 ft) |
Prominence | 960 m (3,150 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Dammastock |
Isolation | 10.9 km (6.8 mi)[2] |
Listing | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
Coordinates | 46°24′41.8″N 8°28′6.5″E / 46.411611°N 8.468472°E |
Geography | |
Location | Ticino, Switzerland Piedmont, Italy |
Parent range | Lepontine Alps |
On its summit is located a geodetic point of IGM named 05A901 Monte Basodino.[3]
SOIUSA classification
editAccording to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain is classified in the following way:[4]
- main part = Western Alps
- major sector = North-Western Alps
- section = Lepontine Alps
- subsection = South-western Lepontine Alps
- supergroup = Catena Basodino-Cristallina-Biela
- group = Gruppo del Basodino
- subgroup = Gruppo del Basodino sensu stricto,
- code = I/B-10.II-A.1.b
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the San Giacomo Pass (2,313).
- ^ Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is east of the Corno Rosso (Blinnenhorn massif).
- ^ "Scheda informativa del punto geodetico". Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
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