Gridone

View from the summit to the northeast ( Ascona, Locarno, Magadinoebene, Ticino (river) )

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The Ghiridone or Gridone is a mountain in the Ticino Alps. In Italy it is also called Monte Limidario because its summit is the border between Switzerland and Italy at the same time.

With 2,188 m above sea level. M. it is the highest summit on the shores of Lake Maggiore. He is also the highest peak between Cento Valli and Cannobina Valley and one of the highest mountains in south of the line Cento Valli - Passo San Jorio, so he offers a full panoramic view.

Rise

The easiest climbs are those of the Swiss Brissago about the Rifugio Al Legn (T 2, T 3-4 points at the top of the SAC - walking scale) and by the Italian Cavaglio on the Alpe Monti Olzeno and the Rifugio Biuse, T 2, T 3 at the top the rise of Brissago can be shortened thanks to the freely navigable roads to Mergugno or Cortaccio. From Cavaglio ago the route is open only to Gurrone. The mountain is also the Cento Valli ( starting point Bordei or Rasa ) ago attainable, consistently T 3, depending on snow conditions even more difficult.

The Gridone is popular in winter a ski tour. In this case, the rise is mostly of Mergugno or Cortaccio.

  • Mountain in Europe
  • Mountain in the canton of Ticino
  • Mountain in Lombardy
  • Zweitausender
  • Mountain in the Piedmont
  • Mountain in the Alps
  • Brissago
  • Cento Valli TI
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