The Zapporthorn is a 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...

, overlooking San Bernardino Pass

San Bernardino Pass

San Bernardino Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting the Hinterrhein and the Mesolcina valleys between Thusis and Bellinzona . Located in the far eastern side of the Western Alps it is not to be confused with the Great St. Bernard Pass and the Little St. Bernard Pass...

 in 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 lies between the valleys of Hinterrhein

Hinterrhein

Hinterrhein can refer to:* Hinterrhein , a tributary of the Rhine* Hinterrhein, Switzerland, a municipality* Hinterrhein , the district including that Swiss municipality...

, Calanca and Mesolcina. The summit is located approximately two kilometres east from the 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...

 border.

The Zapporthorn is the highest summit on the Zapportgrat, a ridge running from Piz de Stabi to the Marscholhorn

Marscholhorn

Marscholhorn is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, situated near the San Bernardino Pass in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland.-External links:*...

. The Zapportgletscher lies on the north side, it is the largest glacier of the massif.