Pizzo Campo Tencia

Pizzo Campo Tencia (or Campo Tencia) is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, which lies in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Pizzo Campo Tencia is the highest peak located entirely inside the canton.

Pizzo Campo Tencia
Highest point
Elevation3,072 m (10,079 ft)
Prominence754 m (2,474 ft)[1]
Parent peakBasòdino
Isolation17.5 km (10.9 mi)[2]
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates46°25′46.8″N 8°43′33.8″E
Geography
Pizzo Campo Tencia is located in Switzerland
Pizzo Campo Tencia
Pizzo Campo Tencia
Location in Switzerland
LocationTicino, Switzerland
Parent rangeLepontine Alps

The mountain lies south of Lago di Morghirolo, between the Valle Leventina and Valle Maggia.

See also

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Campolungo Pass (2,318 m)
  2. Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is south of the Scopi.


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