Sasso Gordona

Sasso Gordona
Sasso Gordona with Rifugio Prabello (left)
Highest point
Elevation1,410 m (4,630 ft)
Prominence450 m (1,480 ft)[1]
Parent peakMonte Generoso
Coordinates45°54′42″N 09°04′50″E / 45.91167°N 9.08056°E / 45.91167; 9.08056
Geography
Sasso Gordona is located in Alps
Sasso Gordona
Sasso Gordona
Location in the Alps
LocationLombardy, Italy
(mountain partially in Switzerland)
Parent rangeLugano Prealps

Sasso Gordona is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located west of Lake Como. It lies in the Italian region of Lombardy, just north of the Swiss border with the canton of Ticino. It has an elevation of 1,410 metres above sea level. The Swiss border reaches a height of 1,200 metres, below Rifugio Prabello.

West of Sasso Gordona is the Rifugio Prabello, a mountain hut owned by the Italian Alpine Club.

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located near Alpe di Casasco at 960 metres.
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