Basòdino Explained

Basòdino
Photo Size:	285
Elevation M:	3273
Prominence M:	960
Prominence Ref:	^[1]
Isolation Km:	10.9
Isolation Ref:	^[2]
Parent Peak:	Dammastock
Listing:	Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Map:	Alps
Location:	Ticino, Switzerland Piedmont, Italy
Range:	Lepontine Alps
Coordinates:	46.4116°N 8.4685°W

The Basòdino is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It is the second highest peak in the canton of Ticino, after the Rheinwaldhorn.

On its summit is located a geodetic point of IGM named 05A901 Monte Basodino.^[3]

SOIUSA classification

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain is classified in the following way:^[4]

• main part = Western Alps
• major sector = North-Western Alps
• section = Lepontine Alps
• subsection = South-western Lepontine Alps
• supergroup = Catena Basodino-Cristallina-Biela
• group = Gruppo del Basodino
• subgroup = Gruppo del Basodino sensu stricto,
• code = I/B-10.II-A.1.b

See also

• List of mountains of Ticino
• List of mountains of Switzerland
• List of most isolated mountains of Switzerland

Notes and References

1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the San Giacomo Pass (2,313).
2. Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is east of the Corno Rosso (Blinnenhorn massif).
3. Web site: Scheda informativa del punto geodetico . https://archive.today/20120709222721/http://87.30.244.175/ware/schedaigm95.php?id=362 . dead . 2012-07-09 . 2012-02-15 .
4. Book: Marazzi , Sergio . Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA . Priuli & Verlucca . 2005 . Italian . 978-88-8068-273-8 .