Pianca Bella

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Pianca Bella
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height 2165  m above sea level M.
location Canton Ticino , Switzerland
Mountains Gotthard massif
Dominance 0.81 km →  Cogn
Notch height 63 m ↓  South-east of Croce di Sasso
Coordinates 713 202  /  142195 coordinates: 46 ° 25 '18 "  N , 8 ° 54' 40"  O ; CH1903:  713 202  /  142195
Pianca Bella (Gotthard Group)
Pianca Bella
The Croce di Sasso, 470 m northwest of the Pianca Bella

The Croce di Sasso, 470 m northwest of the Pianca Bella

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The Pianca Bella from the Italian pianca for steep pasture slope or wild hay meadow and bella for beautiful is a mountain between Acquarossa and Faido in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland with an altitude of 2165  m above sea level. M. In the SAC club guide from 1932, the mountain was also called Castello Morentino . In the current SAC club guide and on old national maps , the altitude is given as 2163  m .

Location and surroundings

The Pianca Bella belongs to the Gotthard massif . It is located on the ridge between Pizzo Erra and the Matro . The municipal boundary between Acquarossa and Faido runs above the summit . The Pianca Bella is bordered in the northeast by the Valle di Blenio and in the southwest by the Valle Leventina .

The name pasture slope or hay field for game applies to each of the three peaks flanks.

The neighboring peaks include the Pizzo Erra , the Pizzo Pianché and the Croce di Sasso in the northwest and the Cogn and the Matro in the southeast.

Line crossing

The ridge between Pizzo Pianché and Matro , taken from the junction next to Pizzo Pianché.

The ridge hike from the Passo dei Laghetti ( 2129  m ) to the Matro ( 2172  m ) is a scenic and varied day hike. It offers a great panoramic view of the Valle di Blenio , the Valle Leventina and the surrounding mountains. With a detour to Pizzo Pianché, five peaks are reached. These are from northwest to southeast the Pizzo Pianché ( 2228  m ), the Croce di Sasso ( 2132  m ), the Pianca Bella ( 2165  m ), the Cogn ( 2166  m ) and the Matro ( 2172  m ). The route is partly marked with small, yellow dots. Often there is also a path that partly leads past the bumps next to the ridge edge.

The ridge crossing from Passo dei Laghetti to Matro takes about 1½ hours and is indicated with difficulty EB .

Routes to the summit

Markings on the path between Matro and Passo dei Laghetti.

Over the northwest ridge

  • Starting point: Cavagnago ( 1020  m ) or Anzonico ( 984  m ) in the Valle Leventina or Tizzerascia ( 1277  m ) in the Valle di Blenio
  • Via: Passo dei Laghetti ( 2129  m ) to the small orographic junction ( 2225  m ) and then over the ridge past Croce di Sasso ( 2132  m ).
  • Difficulty: EB
  • Time required: 3¾ hours from Cavagnago and Anzonico or 3¼ hours from Tizzerascia (45 min. From Passo dei Laghetti)
  • Comment: From Cavagnago and Anzonico on a good path, from Tizzerascia partly pathless to the Passo dei Laghetti. Afterwards there are no paths in parts, but the route is marked with small, yellow dots.

Over the southeast ridge

  • Starting point: Matro ( 2172  m )
  • Via: Cogn ( 2166  m )
  • Difficulty: EB
  • Time required: 30 min.
  • Comment 1: Partly without any paths, but the route is marked with small, yellow dots.
  • Comment 2: Routes to the Matro see in the article Matro

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360 ° panorama from the Pianca Bella

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literature

  • Giuseppe Brenna: Club Guide, Ticino Alps, Volume III (From Piora to Pizzo di Claro). Verlag des SAC, 1996, ISBN 3-85902-163-X , p. 176.
  • National map of Switzerland, sheet 1273 Biasca, 1: 25,000, Federal Office of Topography, 2014 edition.

Web links

Commons : Pianca Bella  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files