Torent Alto

Torent Alto
Torrone Alto - Torrone d'Orza

The west face
Highest point
Elevation 2,952 m (9,685 ft)
Prominence 835 m (2,740 ft)[1]
Parent peak Rheinwaldhorn
Coordinates 46°20′36.9″N 9°4′10.4″E / 46.343583°N 9.069556°E / 46.343583; 9.069556Coordinates: 46°20′36.9″N 9°4′10.4″E / 46.343583°N 9.069556°E / 46.343583; 9.069556
Geography
Torent Alto

Location in Switzerland

Location Ticino/Graubünden, Switzerland
Parent range Lepontine Alps

The Torent Alto (or Torrone Alto, Italian: "high tower", or Torrone d'Orza) is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. It is the highest mountain lying on the chain between Pass Giümella, east of Biasca (2,117 metres) and Bellinzona.

The Torent Alto consists of three ridges and faces. The largest is the north face, which overlooks the Val Pontirone south of Malvaglia. The smallest is the west face, which overlooks the Valle d'Osogna, east of Osogna. The east face overlooks the village of Cauco in the Calanca valley.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Passo Giümela (2,117 m).


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