Monte Zucchero

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Monte Zucchero
Monte Zucchero (left) from the Val Redorta
Highest point
Elevation2,735 m (8,973 ft)
Prominence554 m (1,818 ft)[1]
Parent peakDammastock
Coordinates46°21′15″N 8°42′51″E / 46.35417°N 8.71417°E / 46.35417; 8.71417
Naming
Native nameZuccar (Lombard)
Geography
Monte Zucchero is located in Switzerland
Monte Zucchero
Monte Zucchero
Location in Switzerland
LocationTicino, Switzerland
Parent rangeLepontine Alps

Monte Zucchero (Italian: [ˈmonte dˈdzukkero, - tˈtsuk-]; Ticinese: Zuccar [ˈtsykar]) is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps of Switzerland, located between Bignasco and Sonogno in the canton of Ticino. Reaching a height of 2,735 metres above sea level, Monte Zucchero is the highest summit on the range south of the Passo di Redorta, that separates the Valle Maggia from the Valle Verzasca.

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Passo di Redòrta (2,181 m).
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