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{{short description|Mountain in Switzerland}} |
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| name = Torent Alto |
| name = Torent Alto |
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| other_name = Torrone Alto - Torrone d'Orza |
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| photo = Torrone Alto.jpg |
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| photo_caption = The west face |
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| elevation_m = 2952 |
| elevation_m = 2952 |
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| prominence_m = 835 |
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| prominence_ref = <ref>Retrieved from the [[Swisstopo]] topographic maps. The key col is the Passo Giümela (2,117 m).</ref> |
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| location = {{SUI}} |
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| parent_peak = [[Rheinwaldhorn]] |
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| map = Switzerland |
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| map_caption = Location in Switzerland |
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| location = [[Ticino]]/[[Graubünden]], [[Switzerland]] |
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| range = [[Lepontine Alps]] |
| range = [[Lepontine Alps]] |
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| coordinates = {{coord|46|20|36.9|N|9|4|10.4|E|type:mountain_region: |
| coordinates = {{coord|46|20|36.9|N|9|4|10.4|E|type:mountain_region:CH_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |
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The '''Torent Alto''' (or ''Torrone Alto'') is a [[mountain]] |
The '''Torent Alto''' (or ''Torrone Alto'', Italian: "high tower", or ''Torrone d'Orza'') is a [[mountain]] of the Swiss [[Lepontine Alps]], located on the border between the cantons of [[Ticino]] and [[Graubünden]]. It is the highest mountain lying on the chain between Pass Giümella, east of [[Biasca]] (2,117 metres) and [[Bellinzona]]. |
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The Torent Alto consists of three ridges and faces. The largest is the north face, which overlooks the Val Pontirone south of [[Malvaglia]]. The smallest is the west face, which overlooks the Valle d'Osogna, east of [[Osogna]]. The east face overlooks the village of [[Cauco]] in the [[Calanca]] valley. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.summitpost.org/torrone-alto/153500 Torrone Alto on Summitpost] |
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* [http://www.jo-albis.ch/index.php?menu_id=7 List of mountains above 2000 m in Switzerland with coordinates] |
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*[http://www.hikr.org/dir/Torrone_Alto_Torent_Alto_Torrone_d_Orza_107/ Torent Alto on Hikr] |
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[[Category:Mountains of the Alps]] |
[[Category:Mountains of the Alps]] |
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[[Category:Mountains of Switzerland]] |
[[Category:Mountains of Switzerland]] |
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[[Category:Mountains of Ticino]] |
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[[Category:Mountains of Graubünden]] |
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[[Category:Graubünden–Ticino border]] |
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[[Category:Lepontine Alps]] |
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[[Category:Two-thousanders of Switzerland]] |
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[[Category:Calanca]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:17, 6 May 2022
| Torent Alto | |
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| Torrone Alto - Torrone d'Orza | |
 The west face | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,952 m (9,685 ft) |
| Prominence | 835 m (2,740 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Rheinwaldhorn |
| Coordinates | 46°20′36.9″N 9°4′10.4″E / 46.343583°N 9.069556°E |
| Geography | |
  Torent Alto Location in Switzerland | |
| Location | Ticino/Graubünden, Switzerland |
| Parent range | Lepontine Alps |
The Torent Alto (or Torrone Alto, Italian: "high tower", or Torrone d'Orza) is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. It is the highest mountain lying on the chain between Pass Giümella, east of Biasca (2,117 metres) and Bellinzona.
The Torent Alto consists of three ridges and faces. The largest is the north face, which overlooks the Val Pontirone south of Malvaglia. The smallest is the west face, which overlooks the Valle d'Osogna, east of Osogna. The east face overlooks the village of Cauco in the Calanca valley.
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