Monte Nudo
| Monte Nudo | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,237 m (4,058 ft) |
| Coordinates | 45°55′24″N 08°41′18″E / 45.92333°N 8.68833°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Lombardy, Italy |
| Parent range | Lugano Prealps |
Monte Nudo is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy. It has an elevation of 1,237 metres. Administratively it belongs to the province of Varese.
Etymology[edit]
In Italian Nudo means Naked; this comes from the lack of trees which characterized the mountain until the 1970s.
SOIUSA classification[edit]
According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[1]
- main part = Western Alps
- major sector = North Western Alps
- section = Lugano Prealps
- subsection = Varese Prealps
- supergroup = Catena Piambello-Campo dei Fiori-Nudo
- group = Gruppo del Nudo
- subgroup = Gruppo del Monte Nudo
- code = I/B-11.II-B.4.c
Notes[edit]
- ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.