Gazzirola

Updated on Nov 11, 2023

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Elevation 2,116 m Province Province of Como Parent range Lugano Prealps		Prominence 56 m Parent peak Vetta del Vallone

Location Ticino, Switzerland Lombardy, Italy Mountain range Lepontine Alps, Lugano Prealps Similar Monte Bar, Camoghè, Cima di Fojorina, Denti della Vecchia, Monte Boglia

The Gazzirola (also known as Garzirola) is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps on the Swiss-Italian border.

Map of Gazzirola, 22010 Piano Cuescio, Switzerland

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:

main part = Western Alps

major sector = North Western Alps

section = Lugano Prealps

subsection = Prealpi Comasche

supergroup = Catena Gino-Camoghè-Fiorina

group = Gruppo Camoghè-Bar

subgroup = Sottogruppo del Camoghè

code = I/B-11.I-A.2.a

Not far from the mountain are located three mountain huts: Capanna San Lucio (1,540 m), Rifugio San Lucio (1,554 m) and Rifugio Garzirola (1,974 m).

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