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Peak · Switzerland

Sosto

Elevation
2,221 m
#7,891
in the world
#1,074
in Switzerland
524 m
prominence

Sosto is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 2,221 m, the 1,074th highest we list in Switzerland.

Isolation
1.5 km
To the nearest higher ground
Nearest town
40 km away
First ascent
1959
Wikidata, single dated ascent

Where it is

Sosto

Sosto lies in Switzerland, in Ticino.

Key facts

Elevation
2,221 m (7,287 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
524 m
Type
Peak
Region
Ticino
Coordinates
46.548, 8.952

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#1,074of 1,296
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#7,891of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Torrone di Nav2,832 m3.2 km
Pizzo Pianca2,376 m3.3 km
Cima di Pinadee2,486 m4.3 km
Pizzo di Cassimoi3,128 m5.5 km
Plattenberg3,041 m5.6 km
Pizzo Marumo2,791 m5.7 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Sosto.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
BellinzonaSwitzerland43,22040 km
LocarnoSwitzerland15,82444 km
ChurSwitzerland35,37356 km
SchwyzSwitzerland15,18157 km
LuganoSwitzerland63,18560 km

About this mountain

At 2,221 m, Sosto ranks 1,074th among the 1,296 listed peaks in Switzerland. Its topographic prominence of 524 m indicates its height above the lowest saddle connecting it to higher ground. The nearest higher ground lies 2 km away. Sosto is located in Ticino and lies within 3.3 km of Pizzo Pianca at 2,376 m and 3.2 km from Torrone di Nav at 2,832 m. The first recorded ascent was in 1959.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

The highest peaks in this country, by elevation
#PeakElevation
1Dufourspitze4,634 m
4Dom4,545 m
5Lyskamm Orientale4,532 m
6Weisshorn4,505 m
7Täschhorn4,491 m
8Lyskamm Occidentale4,479 m
9Matterhorn4,478 m
10Dent Blanche4,357 m
11Ludwigshöhe4,343 m
12Grand Gendarme4,331 m

Common questions

How tall is Sosto?
Sosto rises to 2,221 m (7,287 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Sosto?
Sosto is in Switzerland, in Ticino.
Where does Sosto rank?
It is the 1,074th highest of the 1,296 peaks we list in Switzerland, and #7,891 worldwide.
When was Sosto first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1959.
What is the nearest city to Sosto?
Bellinzona, Switzerland, about 40 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.