Saint-Gotthard Massif
For the larger, underlying geological structure, see Gotthard nappe.
| Saint-Gotthard Massif | |
|---|---|
| German: Gotthardmassiv | |
 Pizzo Rotondo | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Pizzo Rotondo |
| Elevation | 3,192 m (10,472 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 30 km (19 mi) |
| Geography | |
 | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Cantons | |
| Parent range | Lepontine Alps |
| Borders on | Bernese Alps, Uri Alps and Glarus Alps |
The Saint-Gotthard Massif (German: Gotthardmassiv) is a mountain range in the Alps in Switzerland, located at the border of four cantons: Valais, Ticino, Uri and Graubünden. It is delimited by the Nufenen Pass on the west, by the Furka Pass and the Oberalp Pass on the north and by the Lukmanier Pass on the east. The homonymous Gotthard Pass, lying at the heart of the massif, is the main route from north to south.
The highest peaks of the massif are Pizzo Rotondo[1] (3,192 m) in the southwest, Pizzo Centrale (2,999 m) near the centre and Piz Gannaretsch (3,040 m) in the northeast. There is no peak named Saint-Gothard.
References
- ↑ Karl Baedeker, Switzerland and the Adjacent Portions of Italy, Savoy, and Tyrol, 1911, p. 154
Coordinates: 46°38′28″N 8°25′06″E / 46.64111°N 8.41833°E
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