Basòdino

The Basòdino is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It is the second highest peak in the canton of Ticino, after the Rheinwaldhorn.

Basòdino
Basodino Glacier
Highest point
Elevation	3,273 m (10,738 ft)
Prominence	960 m (3,150 ft) [1]
Parent peak	Dammastock
Isolation	10.9 km (6.8 mi) [2]
Listing	Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates	46°24′41.8″N 8°28′6.5″E
Geography
Basòdino Location in the Alps
Location	Ticino, Switzerland Piedmont, Italy
Parent range	Lepontine Alps

On its summit is located a geodetic point of IGM named 05A901 Monte Basodino.[3]

SOIUSA classification

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain is classified in the following way:[4]

• main part = Western Alps
• major sector = North-Western Alps
• section = Lepontine Alps
• subsection = South-western Lepontine Alps
• supergroup = Catena Basodino-Cristallina-Biela
• group = Gruppo del Basodino
• subgroup = Gruppo del Basodino sensu stricto,
• code = I/B-10.II-A.1.b

See also

• List of mountains of Ticino
• List of mountains of Switzerland
• List of most isolated mountains of Switzerland

References

1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the San Giacomo Pass (2,313).
2. Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is east of the Corno Rosso (Blinnenhorn massif).
3. "Scheda informativa del punto geodetico". Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
4. Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.