Pizzo Centrale is a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...
in the
Lepontine Alps
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, located on the border between the cantons of
Uri Uri may refer to:
Places
* Canton of Uri, a canton in Switzerland
* Úri, a village and commune in Hungary
* Uri, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province
* Uri, Jammu and Kashmir, a town in India
* Uri (island), an island off Malakula Islan ...
and
Ticino
Ticino (), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino,, informally ''Canton Ticino'' ; lmo, Canton Tesin ; german: Kanton Tessin ; french: Canton du Tessin ; rm, Chantun dal Tessin . ...
. At 2,999 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit overlooking
Gotthard Pass
german: Gotthardpass
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from the east.
Lago della Sella
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Lago della Sella is a reservoir near St. Gotthard Pass in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The gravity dam with a height of 36 m was completed in 1947.
The dam was planned and built under control of the Swiss engineer Fritz Gigax.
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is located on its southern side. Over its northern side lies a glacier, named ''Ober Schatzfirn''.
The summit can be reached by experienced hikers via a trail starting at Lago della Sella.
References
External links
Pizzo Centrale on Hikr.org
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Switzerland
Mountains of the canton of Uri
Mountains of Ticino
Ticino–Uri border
Lepontine Alps
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