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Monte Leone is the highest mountain of the Lepontine Alps and is located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. The mountain stands on the extreme west of the Lepontine Alps, a few kilometres east of Simplon Pass.
| Monte Leone | |
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 Monte Leone seen from Simplon pass, August 2006 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,553 m (11,657 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,144 m (3,753 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Dammastock |
| Isolation | 11.7 km (7.3 mi)[2] |
| Listing | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
| Coordinates | 46°14′59″N 8°06′37″E |
| Geography | |
  Monte Leone Location in the Alps | |
| Location | Valais, Switzerland / Piedmont, Italy |
| Parent range | Lepontine Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | July 1859, by an unnamed Swiss officer [3] |
Etymology
Leone in Italian means lion, and the mountain's name is said to come from the look of its south face's profile. A different origin of the name could be Munt d'l'Aiun, which in the local dialect means Aiun's mountain; Aione is a nearby village and mount Leone is situated close to meadows traditionally owned by the villagers.
Geography
In the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain belongs to an alpine subsection of Lepontine Alps called "North-Western Lepontine Alps" (It:Alpi del Monte Leone e del San Gottardo; De:Monte Leone-Sankt Gotthard-Alpen).[4]
See also
- List of mountains of Valais
- List of mountains of Switzerland
- List of most isolated mountains of Switzerland
References
- Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Albrun Pass (2,409 m)
- Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is east of the Senggchuppa.
- First ascent data at schweizerseiten.ch and as indicated in the Swiss Alpine Club guide
- Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 137. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
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На других языках
[de] Monte Leone
Der Monte Leone ist mit 3553,4 m ü. M. der höchste Berg der nach ihm benannten Leone-Gruppe[2]. Er befindet sich östlich vom Simplonpass, südöstlich von Brig in der Schweiz und nordwestlich von Domodossola in Italien.- [en] Monte Leone
[fr] Monte Leone
Le Monte Leone est le point culminant du massif des Alpes lépontines à 3 552 ou 3 554 m d'altitude, à cheval entre la Suisse (canton du Valais) et l'Italie (Piémont).[it] Monte Leone
Il Monte Leone (3.552 m s.l.m.[1]) è la montagna più alta delle Alpi Lepontine. Si trova lungo il confine tra l'Italia (Piemonte) e la Svizzera (Canton Vallese).[ru] Монте-Леоне
Монте-Леоне (итал. Monte Leone) — гора высотой 3552 м, расположенная на границе Швейцарии (Вале) и Италии (Пьемонт). Высшая точка Лепонтинских Альп. Находится в нескольких километрах от перевала Симплон.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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