Pizzo del Sole

Pizzo del Sole
Pizzo del Sole

Location in Switzerland

Highest point
Elevation 2,773 m (9,098 ft)
Prominence 555 m (1,821 ft)[1]
Parent peak Piz Gannaretsch
Coordinates 46°31′30.6″N 8°46′4.4″E / 46.525167°N 8.767889°E / 46.525167; 8.767889Coordinates: 46°31′30.6″N 8°46′4.4″E / 46.525167°N 8.767889°E / 46.525167; 8.767889
Geography
Location Ticino, Switzerland
Parent range Lepontine Alps

The Pizzo del Sole is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps in the Swiss canton of Ticino. With a height of 2,773 metrs, it is the culminating point of the Val Piora. On its southern side are located the lakes of Chiéra.

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