Pizzo Tre Signori

Pizzo Tre Signori

The Pizzo Tre Signori from the Ornica side
Highest point
Elevation 2,554 m (8,379 ft)
Coordinates 46°00′00″N 9°32′00″E / 46.00000°N 9.53333°E / 46.00000; 9.53333Coordinates: 46°00′00″N 9°32′00″E / 46.00000°N 9.53333°E / 46.00000; 9.53333
Naming
Translation Three Lords Peak (Italian)
Geography
Pizzo Tre Signori

Location in the Alps

Location Lombardy, Italy
Parent range Bergamo Alps

Pizzo Tre Signori is a mountain in the Bergamo Alps, with an elevation of 2,554 metres (8,379 ft).

Etymology

The name stems from the historical division of the area that it marked, between the State of Milan, the Republic of Venice and the Grisons canton of Switzerland.

Geography

The mountain is located between the Valtellina, Val Brembana and Valsassina. It represents the tripoint between the Italian provinces of Sondrio, Lecco and Bergamo.

SOIUSA classification

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[1]

References

  1. Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.


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