Monte Lema

Monte Lema
Highest point
Elevation 1,621 m (5,318 ft)
Prominence 140 m (460 ft) [1]
Isolation 0.95 kilometres (0.59 mi)
Parent peak Monte Tamaro
Coordinates 46°2′24.2″N 8°49′54.4″E / 46.040056°N 8.831778°E / 46.040056; 8.831778Coordinates: 46°2′24.2″N 8°49′54.4″E / 46.040056°N 8.831778°E / 46.040056; 8.831778 
Geography
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).

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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