Monte Forcola

Monte Forcola

Monte Forcola (left) and Cuclèr da Jon dad Onsch (centre)
Highest point
Elevation 2,906 m (9,534 ft)
Prominence 141 m (463 ft) [1]
Parent peak Piz Umbrail
Coordinates 46°33′26.9″N 10°21′02.2″E / 46.557472°N 10.350611°E / 46.557472; 10.350611Coordinates: 46°33′26.9″N 10°21′02.2″E / 46.557472°N 10.350611°E / 46.557472; 10.350611
Geography
Monte Forcola

Location in Switzerland

Location Graubünden, Switzerland
(mountain partially in Italy)
Parent range Ortler Alps

Monte Forcola (2,906 m) is a peak in Graubünden, Switzerland, close to the Italian border. Approximately 200 metres south of the summit (at the Italian border) is located the triple watershed of the Adige, Po and Danube basins (2,896 m).

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located east of the mountain at 2,765 metres.


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