Monte Leone
| Monte Leone | |
|---|---|
Alpine mountains above 3000 m | |
| Coordinates | 46°14′59″N 8°06′37″E / 46.24972°N 8.11028°E |
| Geography | |
  Monte Leone Location in the Alps | |
| Location | Valais, Switzerland / Piedmont, Italy |
| Parent range | Lepontine Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | July 1859, by an unnamed Swiss officer [3] |
Monte Leone is the highest mountain of the Lepontine Alps and is located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. The mountain stands on the extreme west of the Lepontine Alps, a few kilometres east of Simplon Pass.
Etymology
Leone in
Geography
In the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain belongs to an alpine subsection of Lepontine Alps called "North-Western Lepontine Alps" (It:Alpi del Monte Leone e del San Gottardo; De:Monte Leone-Sankt Gotthard-Alpen).[4]
See also
- List of mountains of Valais
- List of mountains of Switzerland
- List of most isolated mountains of Switzerland
References
- ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Albrun Pass (2,409 m)
- ^ Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is east of the Senggchuppa.
- ^ First ascent data at schweizerseiten.ch and as indicated in the Swiss Alpine Club guide
- ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
External links
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