Pizzo di Claro is a 2,727 metres high mountain

Mountain

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 in the Lepontine Alps

Lepontine Alps

The Lepontine Alps are a mountain range in the central part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland and Italy .On the north the upper Rhône valley separate them from the Bernese Alps and the Furka Pass and the upper Reuss valley separates them from the Urner Alps; on the west the Simplon Pass...

, located on the border between the cantons of Ticino

Ticino

Canton Ticino or Ticino is the southernmost canton of Switzerland. Named after the Ticino river, it is the only canton in which Italian is the sole official language...

 and Graubünden

Graubünden

Graubünden or Grisons is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. The canton shares borders with the cantons of Ticino, Uri, Glarus and St. Gallen and international borders with Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein...

. It overlooks Claro on its western side, although Cresciano

Cresciano

Cresciano is a municipality in the district of Riviera in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:Cresciano is first mentioned in 1269 as Crazano....

 is closer. On its eastern side it overlooks the valley of Calanca near Arvigo

Arvigo

Arvigo is a municipality in the district of Moesa in the south of the Swiss canton of Graubünden, next to Ticino.-Geography:Arvigo has an area, , of . Of this area, 11.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 53.4% is forested...

(Graubünden). A small lake lies west of the summit at 2,198 metres, Lago Canee.
Marked trails lead to the summit from both sides, the shortest route starting from above Arvigo.