Monte Lera

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Monte Lera

The summit of Monte Lera
Elevation 1,368 m (4,488 ft)
Location
Monte Lera
Alps
Location Province of Turin, Italy
Range Graian Alps
Coordinates 45°10′47″N 07°27′14″E / 45.17972°N 7.45389°E / 45.17972; 7.45389Coordinates: 45°10′47″N 07°27′14″E / 45.17972°N 7.45389°E / 45.17972; 7.45389

Monte Lera is a mountain in the Alpi di Lanzo, a sub-group of the Graian Alps, with an elevation of 1,368 m. It is located between the Val Casternone and the Ceronda valley in the communes of Val della Torre, Varisella and Givoletto.

It houses a sanctuary dedicated to the Madonna of the Snow, included in a regional reserve instituted in 1984 to protect the rare Euphorbia gibelliana.

SOIUSA classification

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[1]

  • main part = Western Alps
  • major sector = North Western Alps
  • section = Graian Alps
  • subsection = Southern Graian Alps
  • supergroup = catena Rocciamelone-Charbonel
  • group = gruppo del Rocciamelone
  • subgroup = cresta Lunella-Arpone
  • code = I/B-7.I-A.2.b

References

  1. ↑ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 134. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8. 


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