Discover 6 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Montespluga (Italy). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Pizzo Tambò, Surettahorn, and Rifugio Stuetta. Also, be sure to include Piz Por in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Montespluga (Lombardy).
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Pizzo Tambò
Mountain in Switzerland. Tambohorn or Pizzo Tambo or Pizzo Tambò is a mountain located at the eastern extremity of the Lepontine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border. The mountain lies on the German-Italian language border, west of the Splügen Pass which divides the Western Alps from the Eastern Alps.
Reaching a height of 3,279 metres, it is the highest peak in the Mesolcina sub-chain which, starting from the Lugano Prealps northwards, ends near the Splügen Pass on the boundary between Lombardy (northern Italy) and the Graubünden canton of Switzerland.
The Tambo is composed mostly of metamorphic rock such as gneiss, mica-schist and phyllite, with a small layer of dolomite just under the peak. It includes three small glaciers, the severally shrunk Tambogletscher on the northeast flank and the Ghiacciaio del Tambo on the west flank, both on the Swiss side, and the by now larger Vedretta della Spianata (3,000-2,740 m) on the southeast side in Italy. Southwards the massif continues with a series of smaller peaks (the highest being the Pizzo Zoccone) before joining the Pizzo Ferré.
Pizzo Tamborello (2,669 m) is the name of the eastern shoulder overlooking the Splügen Pass.[1]
Surettahorn
Also known as: Pizzo Suretta
Mountain in Switzerland. The Surettahorn is a mountain in the Oberhalbstein Range of the Alps located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It overlooks the Splügen Pass on its west side.
The Surettahorn has two summits: Punta Nera (3,027 metres) and Punta Rossa (3,020 metres).[2]
Rifugio Stuetta
Hiking, Alpine hut
Address: S.S. 36 dello Spluga - Località Stuetta, Montespluga
Piz Por
Mountain in Switzerland. Piz Por is a mountain of the Oberhalbstein Alps, located west of Innerferrera in the canton of Graubünden. It is the culminating point of the group between the Splügen Pass and the Niemet Pass.[3]
Rifugio Giovanni Bertacchi
The Giovanni Bertacchi refuge is a refuge located in the municipality of Madesimo in the Platta Alps in the Spluga Valley.
Rifugio Pasini
Hiking, Alpine hut
Address: Alpe Andossi, Montespluga