Corni di Canzo

The Corni di Canzo, are a group of mountains located in the Triangolo lariano, to the south of Lake Como. Administratively they belong to the province of Como.

Description

They are three peaks, from east to west, named after Canzo town, in fact central and western horns edge val Ravella valley and the territory of Canzo and Valbrona town. Only the third peak, the smallest, is in the territory of Valmadrera town.
Western horn is 1373 meters high, the central one 1368 meters and the eastern is only 1232 meters.
The two highest peaks are well visible in Brianza and look like horns.

SOIUSA classification

According to the SOIUSA the mountain can be classified in the following way:

main part = Western Alps
major sector = North Western Alps
section = Lugano Prealps
subsection = Prealpi Comasche
supergroup = Catena del Triangolo Lariano
group = Gruppo dei Corni di Canzo
subgroup = Sottogruppo dei Corni di Canzo
code = I/B-11.I-C.9.a

Mountain huts

Not far from the mountain are available two mountain huts: Rifugio SEV, on the northern slopes of the central horn at 1,125 m, and Rifugio Terz'Alpe, located on the way from Canzo to the mountain.