Basòdino

Basòdino

Basòdino

Mountain in Switzerland

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.

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On its summit is located a geodetic point of IGM named 05A901 Monte Basodino.[3]

SOIUSA classification

According 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

References

  1. [1]
    Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the San Giacomo Pass (2,313).
  2. [2]
    Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is east of the Corno Rosso (Blinnenhorn massif).
  3. [3]
    "Scheda informativa del punto geodetico". Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  4. [4]
    Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
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