Passo del Campolungo

Passo del Campolungo
Passo Campolungo
Compass direction	east	west
Pass height	2318  m above sea level M.
Canton	Ticino
Watershed	Riale di Tremorgio → Ticino	Riale di Val Partus → Maggia
Valley locations	Prato (Leventina)	Fusio
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Coordinates	697 380  /  146905 coordinates: 46 ° 27 '59 "  N , 8 ° 42' 23"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred and ninety-seven thousand three hundred eighty  /  146905

Campolungo Pass

Overlooking the Campolungopass with Pizzo del Prevat (left) and Pizzo Meda from the Alpe Campolungo seen from

The Passo del Campolungo is a mountain crossing in the Lepontine Alps between the Leventina in the east and the Valle Maggia and its side valley, the Val Lavizzara , in the west.

It is located at an altitude of 2318  m above sea level. M. near the Pizzo Campolungo between Pizzo del Prévat and Pizzo Meda . It is only accessible on foot, connects the Leventina Valley with the Lavizzara Valley and is located between the Leventina and Vallemaggia districts .

The pass is famous for the mighty white, sugar-like dolomite (rock) layers , which are studied by mineralogists from all over the world. The flora is also very diverse.

literature

• Mario Fransioli: Campolungo, Passo. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . May 3, 2017 .
• Hike Fusio – Passo Campolungo – Tremorgio on GPS tracks

Web links

• Passo del Campolungo on ethorama