Monte Leone Group in the broader sense (SOIUSA)
| Monte Leone group in the broader sense | |
|---|---|
 Monte Leone |
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| Highest peak | Monte Leone ( 3552 m above sea level ) |
| location | Canton of Valais , Piedmont region |
| part of | Monte Leone-Sankt Gotthard-Alps |
| Classification according to | SOIUSA 10.I.1 |
| Coordinates , ( CH ) | 46 ° 29 ' N , 8 ° 20' O ( 668 744 / 149 134 ) |
The Monte Leone group in the broader sense is group 10.I.1 according to SOIUSA . Their highest mountain is the Monte Leone , 3552 m above sea level. M. achieved.
It is located on the border between Italy ( Piedmont region ) and Switzerland with the canton of Valais .
Limits
- West: Bounded by Saltina , Simplon Pass , Taverbach , Chrummbach from the Valais Alps
- South: The Gondo Gorge separates you from the Valais Alps
- North: Separated from the Bernese Alps by Goms and from the Ofenhorn group by the Binna
- East: separated by the Längal
- Southeast: Bounded by Val Cairasca from the Helsenhorn group
Subgroups and main summits
- Subgroup 1a. Monteleone group in the narrow sense with
- Monte Leone - 3552 m
- Breithorn (Simplon) - 3438 m
- Hübschhorn - 3192 m
- Subgroup 1b. With
- Wasenhorn / Terrarossa - 3246 m
- Bortelhorn - 3194 m
- Hillehorn - 3181 m
- Subgroup 1c. With
- Blättlihorn - 2992 m
- Humetz - 2923 m
literature
- Sergio Marazzi: Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA . Pavone Canavese (TO), Priuli & Verlucca editori, 2005. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8 (ital.)
- Sergio Marazzi: La “Suddivisione orografica internazionale unificata del Sistema Alpino” (SOIUSA) - the complete article with detailed illustrations (pdf, Italian; 1.6 MB)