Monte Lema

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Monte Lema
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Highest point
Elevation 1,621 m (5,318 ft)
Prominence 140 m (460 ft) [1]
Parent peak Monte Tamaro
Isolation 0.95 km (0.59 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Coordinates 46°2′24.2″N8°49′54.4″E / 46.040056°N 8.831778°E / 46.040056; 8.831778
Geography
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Monte Lema
Location in the Alps
Location Ticino, Switzerland
Lombardy, Italy
Parent range Lugano Prealps
Climbing
Easiest route Aerial tramway

Monte Lema (1,621 m) is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. Its summit can easily reached by cable car from the village of Miglieglia (Ticino).

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SOIUSA classification

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way: [2]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Forcola d'Arasio (1,481 m).
  2. ↑ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN   978-88-8068-273-8.


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