Monte Forcola
Monte Forcola (left) and Cuclèr da Jon dad Onsch (centre)
Highest point
Elevation2,906 m (9,534 ft)
Prominence141 m (463 ft)[1]
Parent peakPiz Umbrail
Coordinates46°33′26.9″N 10°21′02.2″E / 46.557472°N 10.350611°E / 46.557472; 10.350611
Geography
Monte Forcola is located in Switzerland
Monte Forcola
Monte Forcola
Location in Switzerland
LocationGraubünden, Switzerland
(mountain partially in Italy)
Parent rangeOrtler Alps

Monte Forcola (2,906 m) is a peak in Graubünden, Switzerland, close to the Italian border. Approximately 200 metres south of the summit (at the Italian border) is located the triple watershed of the Adige, Po and Danube basins (2,896 m).

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located east of the mountain at 2,765 metres.


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