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Sassello, Passo, Quinto, Leventina District, Ticino, Switzerland


Alternative Names:Sassello Passo
Type:Pass - a break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap]
Mindat.org Region:Lavizzara, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
Region:Quinto, Leventina District, Ticino, Switzerland
Latitude:46° 29' 20" N
Longitude:8° 38' 9" E
Lat/Long (dec):46.48904,8.63596
KΓΆppen climate type:Dfc : Subarctic climate
Mindat Feature ID:11075448
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:11075448:0
GUID:6e702e05-31f9-41f1-8ed7-13733700ae42
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Lake Sambuco, Sambuco Valley, Lavizzara, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland46° 27' 53" N8° 38' 50" E2.8km (1.8 miles)
Sciresa Alp, Lake Sambuco, Sambuco Valley, Lavizzara, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland46° 27' 48" N8° 37' 40" E2.9km (1.8 miles)
Pizzo di RΓΆd, Fusio, Lavizzara, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland46° 27' 4" N8° 36' 48" E4.5km (2.8 miles)
Lake Scuro, NarΓ¨t area, Sambuco Valley, Lavizzara, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland46° 28' 40" N8° 34' 37" E4.7km (2.9 miles)
Canaria Valley, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland46° 32' 15" N8° 38' 13" E5.4km (3.3 miles)
Fusio, Lavizzara, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland46° 26' 37" N8° 39' 41" E5.4km (3.4 miles)
Il Madone (Pizzo Madone), Cristallina Alp, Cristallina Valley, Ossasco, Bedretto, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland46° 29' 30" N8° 33' 31" E5.9km (3.7 miles)
Campolungo pass, Campolungo, Piumogna Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland46° 27' 59" N8° 42' 24" E6.0km (3.7 miles)
NarΓ¨t pass, NarΓ¨t area, Sambuco Valley, Lavizzara, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland46° 28' 44" N8° 33' 26" E6.1km (3.8 miles)
Pizzo Sella, Cristallina Alp, Cristallina Valley, Ossasco, Bedretto, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland46° 29' 48" N8° 33' 20" E6.2km (3.9 miles)
Pontino Alp, Tremola Valley, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland46° 32' 42" N8° 37' 8" E6.4km (4.0 miles)
Fontana, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland46° 31' 6" N8° 33' 38" E6.6km (4.1 miles)
Ovi di Scimfuss, Pontino Alp, Tremola Valley, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland46° 32' 39" N8° 36' 3" E6.7km (4.2 miles)
Lake Tremorgio, Fiesso, Prato (Leventina), Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland46° 28' 35" N8° 43' 20" E6.8km (4.2 miles)
Mogno, Lavizzara, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland46° 25' 50" N8° 39' 44" E6.8km (4.2 miles)
Pian Secco, Tremola Valley, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland46° 31' 55" N8° 34' 20" E6.8km (4.2 miles)
Scimfuss, Pontino Alp, Tremola Valley, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland46° 32' 35" N8° 35' 27" E6.9km (4.3 miles)
Campolungo, Piumogna Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland46° 27' 33" N8° 43' 9" E7.2km (4.5 miles)
Venett (Vanit; Cadonighino pass), Campolungo, Piumogna Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland46° 28' 19" N8° 43' 37" E7.2km (4.5 miles)
Cristallina Alp, Cristallina Valley, Ossasco, Bedretto, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland46° 29' 59" N8° 32' 31" E7.3km (4.5 miles)
Pizzo Canariscio, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland46° 33' 4" N8° 36' 21" E7.3km (4.5 miles)
Ghieiba quarry, Piano di Peccia, Peccia Valley, Lavizzara, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland46° 25' 41" N8° 35' 39" E7.5km (4.7 miles)
Posmeda, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland46° 33' 20" N8° 37' 0" E7.5km (4.7 miles)
Fiesso, Prato (Leventina), Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland46° 29' 30" N8° 44' 4" E7.5km (4.7 miles)
Sorescia Alp, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland46° 33' 0" N8° 35' 26" E7.6km (4.7 miles)
Fieud lake, Fontana, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland46° 32' 20" N8° 33' 49" E7.8km (4.9 miles)
Ossasco, Bedretto, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland46° 30' 45" N8° 32' 20" E7.9km (4.9 miles)
Tremola Valley, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland46° 32' 36" N8° 34' 10" E7.9km (4.9 miles)
StΓΌei, Campolungo, Piumogna Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland46° 28' 7" N8° 44' 8" E8.0km (4.9 miles)
St Gotthard pass road tunnel, St Gotthard pass area, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland46° 32' 39" N8° 33' 50" E8.2km (5.1 miles)
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Dolomite zone with corundum, tourmaline and tremolite

Venett, Campolungo, Piumogna Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
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Dolomite zone with Corundum, Tourmaline, Tremolite

Venett, Campolungo, Piumogna Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
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Dolomite zone with corundum, tourmaline and tremolite

Venett, Campolungo, Piumogna Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
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Dolomite zone with Corundum, Tourmaline, Tremolite

Venett, Campolungo, Piumogna Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland

Minerals recorded nearby (within 8.2 km)

Rock types recorded nearby (within 8.2 km)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
The Alps, EuropeMountain Range
SwitzerlandCountry
Ticino, SwitzerlandCanton
Leventina, Ticino, SwitzerlandDistrict
Quinto, Leventina, Ticino, SwitzerlandCommune
Lavizzara, Vallemaggia, Ticino, SwitzerlandMunicipality

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Switzerland, Ticino223.21.0.0.0.0
Switzerland, Ticino, Vallemaggia223.21.130.0.0.0
Switzerland, Ticino, Vallemaggia, Lavizzara223.21.130.2001.0.0
 
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