Monte Bisbino

Monte Bisbino
Highest point
Elevation 1,325 m (4,347 ft)
Prominence 206 m (676 ft) [1]
Isolation 3.9 km (2.4 mi) [2]
Parent peak Sasso Gordona
Coordinates 45°52′25″N 9°04′00″E / 45.87361°N 9.06667°E / 45.87361; 9.06667Coordinates: 45°52′25″N 9°04′00″E / 45.87361°N 9.06667°E / 45.87361; 9.06667
Geography
Monte Bisbino

Location in the Alps

Location Lombardy, Italy
(mountain partially in Switzerland)
Parent range Lugano Prealps

Monte Bisbino is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located west of Lake Como. It lies in the Italian region of Lombardy, just 200 metres south of the Swiss border with the canton of Ticino. It has an elevation of 1,325 metres above sea level, the Swiss border reaching a height of 1,244 metres.

Monte Bisbino can be reached with a paved road from Cernobbio (Italy). A church lies on the top.

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps (1:25,000). The key col is the Colma del Bugone (1,119 m).
  2. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps (1:25,000). The nearest point of higher elevation is west of Monte San Bernardo.

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