Wandfluhhorn
Pizzo Biela
Pizzo Biela, view from Bosco Gurin.
Highest point
Elevation2,863 m (9,393 ft)
Prominence452 m (1,483 ft)[1]
Parent peakBasòdino
Coordinates46°20′44″N 8°27′52″E / 46.34556°N 8.46444°E / 46.34556; 8.46444
Geography
Wandfluhhorn is located in Alps
Wandfluhhorn
Wandfluhhorn
Location in the Alps
LocationPiedmont, Italy
Ticino, Switzerland
Parent rangeLepontine Alps

The Wandfluhhorn (also known as Pizzo Biela) is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It overlooks Bosco/Gurin on its (Swiss) eastern side and Formazza on its (Italian) western side. Reaching a height of 2,863 metres above sea level, the Wandfluhhorn is the highest summit of the Bosco/Gurin valley.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Passo Cazzòla (2,411 m).


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