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Monte Tamaro

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Prominence
  
1,408 m (4,619 ft)

Location
  
Ticino, Switzerland

Parent range
  
Lugano Prealps

Isolation
  
13.3 km (8.3 mi)

Elevation
  
1,962 m

Architect
  
Mario Botta

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Easiest route
  
Aerial tramway and trail to the summit

Mountain range
  
Lepontine Alps, Lugano Prealps

Similar
  
Monte Lema, Monte San Salvatore, Cimetta, Monte Brè, Monte Generoso

Monte tamaro lugano ticino tessin 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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Map of Monte Tamaro, 6806 Gambarogno, Switzerland

SOIUSA classificationEdit

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

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

    • References

    Monte Tamaro Wikipedia
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