Monte_Tamaro

Monte Tamaro

Monte Tamaro

Mountain in Switzerland

Monte Tamaro is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, overlooking Lake Maggiore in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Reaching a height of 1,962 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the chain located between Lake Maggiore and Lake Lugano, which also includes Monte Lema. It is also the most prominent summit of the canton.

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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:[3]

  • main part = Western Alps
  • major sector = North Western Alps
  • section = Lugano Prealps
  • subsection = Varese Prealps
  • supergroup = Catena Tamaro-Gambarogno-Lema
  • group = Gruppo del Tamaro
  • subgroup = Massiccio del Tamaro
  • code = I/B-11.II-A.1.a

See also

Notes

  1. [1]
    Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Monte Ceneri Pass (554 m).
  2. [2]
    Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is south of the Cima dell'Uomo.
  3. [3]
    Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
Panorama from the summit of Monte Tamaro.


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