Pizzo di Gino explained

Pizzo di Gino
Elevation M:	2245
Prominence M:	367
Prominence Ref:	^[1]
Map:	Alps
Location:	Lombardy, Italy
Range:	Lugano Prealps
Coordinates:	46.1233°N 9.1453°W

Pizzo di Gino is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy. With an elevation of 2,245 m it is the highest peak of the Lugano Prealps.

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 del Gino
• code = I/B-11.I-A.1

Access to the summit

The easiest route for the summit starts from San Nazzaro Val Cavargna and passes by a mountain hut called Rifugio Croce di Campo (1,739  m).^[3]

External links

• Pizzo di Gino on Hikr

Notes and References

1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Bocchetta di Nembruno (1,878 m)
2. Book: Marazzi , Sergio . Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA . Priuli & Verlucca . 2005 . Italian . 978-88-8068-273-8 .
3. Pizzo di Gino - 2245 m, web page on www.vienormali.it (accessed on 2012-04-05)