Gazzirola

Mountain in Switzerland

Garzirola

Location in the Alps

LocationTicino, Switzerland
Lombardy, ItalyParent rangeLugano Prealps

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:^[2]

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

^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located east of Monte Segor at 2,060 metres.
^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.