Gazzirola

The Gazzirola (also known as Garzirola) is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps on the Swiss-Italian border. Its summit is the highest point of the municipality of Lugano.

Garzirola
Garzirola
View from Val Colla (south-west side)
Highest point
Elevation2,116 m (6,942 ft)
Prominence56 m (184 ft)[1]
Parent peakVetta del Vallone
Coordinates46°07′05″N 9°04′21″E
Geography
Garzirola is located in Alps
Garzirola
Garzirola
Location in the Alps
LocationTicino, Switzerland
Lombardy, Italy
Parent rangeLugano Prealps

SOIUSA classification

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[2]

  • main part = Western Alps
  • major sector = North Western Alps
  • section = Lugano Prealps
  • subsection = Prealpi Comasche
  • supergroup = Catena Gino-Camoghè-Fiorina
  • group = Gruppo Camoghè-Bar
  • subgroup = Sottogruppo del Camoghè
  • code = I/B-11.I-A.2.a

Mountain huts

Not far from the mountain are located three mountain huts: Capanna San Lucio (1,540 m), Rifugio San Lucio (1,554 m) and Rifugio Garzirola (1,974 m).

Notes

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located east of Monte Segor at 2,060 metres.
  2. Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.


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