Pizzo dell'Uomo 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 ...
of the
Lepontine Alps
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, borders ...
and part of the extended
Saint-Gotthard Massif
The Gotthard Massif or Saint-Gotthard Massif (german: Gotthardmassiv or ; it, Massiccio del San Gottardo; rm, Massiv dal Gottard) is a mountain range in the Alps in Switzerland, located at the border of four cantons: Valais, Ticino, Uri and Grau ...
, located between
Lai da Sontga Maria
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Lai da Sontga Maria (Italian: ''Lago di Santa Maria'') is a lake, located north of the Lukmanier Pass in Switzerland. It lies almost entirely in the municipality of Medel (canton of Graubünden), a tiny fraction of the south-west part ...
and
Pizzo del Sole, in the
canton of 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 . ...
, just southwest of the
Passo del Lucomagno. The border with the canton of
Graubünden runs on the northern foot of the mountain, although it lies on the main Alpine watershed, between the basin of the
Rhine
), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland
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, so ...
and that of the
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 . ...
.
Pizzo dell'Uomo is, along with the
Chrüzlistock
The Chrüzlistock is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located north of Sedrun on the border between the Swiss canton of Graubünden and Uri. The southern unnamed summit has an elevation of and the northern summit, which is the named peak and is ...
and
Piz Vatgira
Piz Vatgira () is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps and part of the extended Saint-Gotthard Massif, located south of Sedrun in the canton of Graubünden. The mountain lies between the valleys of Nalps and Medel, about halfway between Lai da Na ...
, one of the main peaks traversed by the
Gotthard Base Tunnel
, rm, Tunnel da basa dal Sogn Gottard
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, caption = Turnout at Faido multifunction station
, line = Gotthard Line
, location = Switzerland (Uri, Grisons and ...
. The tunnel runs below the summit of Pizzo dell'Uomo, or more precisely, just northeast of it.
References
External links
Pizzo dell'Uomo on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Switzerland
Mountains of Ticino
Lepontine Alps
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