6: Denti della Vecchia

"Teeth of the Old Woman" is a ridge of calcareous cliffs jutting up vertically northeast of Lugano.

Above, painting from Capanna Pairolo.  

Below, a view of the Denti from the Val Colla valley.  Lugano and the lake in the distance.

Above, the view looking north from the ridge 'between the teeth.'
Below, one example of these vertical jutting cliffs.