Elevation 1,302 m Province Province of Como Parent peak Monte Generoso | Prominence 464 m Mountain range Lugano Prealps Parent range Lugano Prealps | |
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Location Lombardy, Italy
(near the Swiss border) Easiest route Hike or drive via Lanzo d’Intelvi Similar Monte Brè, Monte San Salvatore, Monte Generoso, Monte San Giorgio, Sasso Gordona | ||
Lanzo d intelvi vetta sighignola 1 320 m balcone d italia
Sighignola is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located on the border between the Italian region of Lombardy and the Swiss canton of Ticino. A panoramic terrace just below the summit, and directly on the Italian side of the border, provides a spectacular view especially to the west, over Lake Lugano and the city of Lugano, to the Alps. For this reason, the site is often known as the Balcone d'Italia.
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- Lanzo d intelvi vetta sighignola 1 320 m balcone d italia
- Map of Sighignola 22024 Lanzo dIntelvi Province of Como Italy
- Lanzo d intelvi sighignola
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Map of Sighignola, 22024 Lanzo d'Intelvi, Province of Como, Italy
The eastern, Italian, slopes are relatively gentle, and the viewing terrace can be reached by road from the Italian commune of Lanzo d’Intelvi to the east. The slopes to the west down to Lake Lugano are much steeper, and the upper slopes are within the Swiss municipality of Arogno. However, the lakeside below the mountain is occupied by the Italian exclave of Campione d'Italia.
In 1969 it was planned to construct a cable car from Sighignola, across the Swiss upper slopes, to Campione d'Italia. Whilst construction was started, the cable car never opened, and in 2009 an agreement was reached between the Italian and Swiss authorities to remove the remains of the cable car structure.