Monte Lema

Mountain in Switzerland

Monte Lema

Location in the Alps

LocationTicino, Switzerland
Lombardy, ItalyParent rangeLugano PrealpsClimbingEasiest routeAerial 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]

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 = Gruppo del Lema
code = I/B-11.II-A.1.c

Notes

^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Forcola d'Arasio (1,481 m).
^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.