Gazzirola

{{short description|Mountain in Switzerland}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Garzirola

| other_name = Garzirola

| photo = Gazzirola.jpg

| photo_caption = View from Val Colla (south-west side)

| elevation_m = 2116

| elevation_ref =

| prominence_m = 56

| prominence_ref = Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located east of Monte Segor at 2,060 metres.

| parent_peak = Vetta del Vallone

| map = Alps

| map_caption = Location in the Alps

| location = Ticino, Switzerland
Lombardy, Italy

| range = Lugano Prealps

| coordinates = {{coord|46|07|05|N|9|04|21|E|type:mountain_region:CH_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| range_coordinates =

| first_ascent =

| easiest_route =

}}

The Gazzirola (also known as Garzirola) is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps on the Swiss-Italian border. Its summit is the highest point of the municipality of Lugano.

SOIUSA classification

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:{{cite book

| last = Marazzi

| first = Sergio

| title = Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA

| publisher = Priuli & Verlucca

| series =

| year = 2005

| language = Italian

| page =

| doi =

| isbn = 978-88-8068-273-8

}}

  • main part = Western Alps
  • major sector = North Western Alps
  • section = Lugano Prealps
  • subsection = Prealpi Comasche
  • supergroup = Catena Gino-Camoghè-Fiorina
  • group = Gruppo Camoghè-Bar
  • subgroup = Sottogruppo del Camoghè
  • code = I/B-11.I-A.2.a

Mountain huts

Not far from the mountain are located three mountain huts: Capanna San Lucio (1,540 m), Rifugio San Lucio (1,554 m) and Rifugio Garzirola (1,974 m).

Notes

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