Gazzirola Explained

Garzirola
Other Name:	Garzirola
Elevation M:	2116
Prominence M:	56
Prominence Ref:	^[1]
Parent Peak:	Vetta del Vallone
Map:	Alps
Location:	Ticino, Switzerland Lombardy, Italy
Range:	Lugano Prealps
Coordinates:	46.1181°N 9.0725°W

The Gazzirola (also known as Garzirola) is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps on the Swiss-Italian border. Its summit is the highest point of the municipality of Lugano.

SOIUSA classification

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

Mountain huts

Not far from the mountain are located three mountain huts: Capanna San Lucio (1,540 m), Rifugio San Lucio (1,554 m) and Rifugio Garzirola (1,974 m).

External links

• Gazzirola on Hikr

Notes and References

1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located east of Monte Segor at 2,060 metres.
2. Book: Marazzi , Sergio . Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA . Priuli & Verlucca . 2005 . Italian . 978-88-8068-273-8 .