Pizzo Forno

Pizzo Forno
Pizzo Forno
	Pizzo Forno, June 2005
Highest point
Elevation	2,907 m (9,537 ft)
Prominence	253 m (830 ft)
Parent peak	Pizzo Campo Tencia
Geography
	Pizzo Forno Location in Switzerland
Location	Ticino, Switzerland
Region	CH
Parent range	Lepontine Alps

Pizzo Forno is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Chironico in the canton of Ticino. It is to be found between Piumogna Valley, Chironico Valley and Leventina Valley. It is in pyramid form and is separate from Pizzo Campo Tencia in the east. It is visible from the municipalities of Faido, Giornico and Chironico. The north-east face is particularly striking which rises nearly 1,500 metres from the Piumogna Valley - this face is best viewed from the village of Gribbio.

The rock is soft and is subject to frequent landslides. It is famous for its distene and staurolite crystals and for having given the surname Forni which is now common throughout the Leventina region.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Bocchetta di Staletto (2,654 m).

External links

Pizzo Forno on Hikr

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[1] Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Bocchetta di Staletto (2,654 m).

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