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Camoghè

Coordinates: 46°8′5.8″N 9°3′51.3″E / 46.134944°N 9.064250°E / 46.134944; 9.064250
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Camoghè
Camoghè northern slopes from Val Morobbia
Highest point
Elevation2,228 m (7,310 ft)
Prominence283 m (928 ft)[1]
Parent peakPizzo di Gino
Coordinates46°8′5.8″N 9°3′51.3″E / 46.134944°N 9.064250°E / 46.134944; 9.064250
Geography
Camoghè is located in Switzerland
Camoghè
Camoghè
Location in Switzerland
LocationTicino, Switzerland
Parent rangeLugano Prealps

The Camoghè is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located east of Camorino in the canton of Ticino. It is the highest mountain that can be seen from Lugano city center.

SOIUSA classification

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According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[2]

  • 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

Notes

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located west of the Motto della Tappa at 1,945 metres.
  2. ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
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