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Monte Leone
Monte Leone seen from Simplon pass, August 2006
Highest point
Elevation3,553 m (11,657 ft)
Prominence1,144 m (3,753 ft)[1]
Parent peakDammastock
Isolation11.7 km (7.3 mi)[2]
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates46°14′59″N 8°06′37″E / 46.24972°N 8.11028°E / 46.24972; 8.11028
Geography
Monte Leone is located in Alps
Monte Leone
Monte Leone
Location in the Alps
LocationValais, Switzerland / Piedmont, Italy
Parent rangeLepontine Alps
Climbing
First ascentJuly 1859, by an unnamed Swiss officer [3]

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.

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Albrun Pass (2,409 m)
  2. ^ Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is east of the Senggchuppa.
  3. ^ First ascent data at schweizerseiten.ch and as indicated in the Swiss Alpine Club guide

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