Cardada

Cimetta is a redirect to this article. For the Canadian ice hockey player, see Robert Cimetta .

Cimetta
Cardada (on the left edge of the picture) & Cimetta
height	1671  m above sea level M.
location	Canton Ticino , Switzerland
Mountains	Lepontine Alps
Coordinates	704 387  /  117496 coordinates: 46 ° 12 '3 "  N , 8 ° 47' 28"  O ; CH1903:  704 387  /  117496

Cardada is a place and vantage point with a restaurant ( 1,332  m above sea level ) in the Swiss canton of Ticino above the municipality of Orselina on the ( 1,671  m above sea level ) high mountain Cimetta , the summit of which is a little northeast and where there is also a restaurant . It is often referred to as Locarno's local mountain .

history

A chairlift and three ski lifts have been built on Cimetta, providing access to 5.4 kilometers of slopes. They were built by Ulisse Del-Grande (father of Justa Del-Grande, Swiss national team ski race). Until 1999 the ski facilities were operated by Ulisse Del-Grande as the owner; In the following years a stock corporation was founded which still operates the ski lifts, provided that the different snow conditions allow it in winter.

Viewpoints

"Passerelle" viewing platform

From the geological observation station on Cimetta you can see the Maggia delta between Locarno and Ascona - the lowest point in Switzerland, to Monte Rosa - the highest point in Switzerland.

On the southwestern edge of Cardada is a "crossover" designated landscaped by Paolo Bürgi designed bridge, passing between the trees of the falling here forest to the viewpoint Ponte sospeso Cardada leads of a panoramic view of the lake, the Centovalli and part of the Maggia Valley offers.

Lanes

Valley station of the cable car in Orselina

Mountain station on Cardada

The Funicolare Locarno – Madonna del Sasso (FLMS) cable car connects the city center of Locarno with the pilgrimage church of Madonna del Sasso , which is located on a promontory above Locarno in the municipality of Orselina. In Orselina there is a connection to the valley station of the cable car to Cardada, which is right next to the FLMS mountain station .

In 1952 the first Orselina – Cardada cable car with two 24-person cabins was built by von Roll . The Cardada – Cimetta chairlift and three ski lifts followed between 1956 and 1965 . Over the years, the railways have been rebuilt and modernized several times. In 2000 the cable car to Cardada was completely rebuilt. The design of the 40-seater cabins as well as the valley and mountain station was created by the Ticino architect Mario Botta . The equally outstanding and historically valuable station structures of the predecessor line of the well-known Ticino architects Brivio & Pedrazzini fell victim to the new line.

Hiking area

The area around Cardada includes several hiking trails that are difficult to master. From Cardada and Cimetta, mountain hiking trails lead to Cima della Trosa ( 1869  m above sea level ) and to Madone ( 2039  m above sea level ). Cardada lies between the Maggia Valley and the Verzasca Valley . Cardada (or Cimmetta) is therefore the ideal starting point for hikes in both valleys: to Avegno in the Maggia Valley and to Mergoscia in the Verzasca Valley.

Climate table

Cimetta (1661 meters above sea level), 1981-2010
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     48   1 -4     42   1 -4     68   3 -2     137   6th 0     194   11 5     182   14th 8th     159   17th 11     185   16 11     209   12 8th     173   9 4th     122   4th -1     63   2 -3 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source:

Average monthly temperatures and precipitation for Cimetta (1661 m. Above sea level), 1981–2010 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 1.0 0.7 3.2 5.8 10.5 14.2 16.6 16.2 12.4 8.7 4.0 1.7 O 8th Min. Temperature (° C) −3.7 −4.2 -2.0 0.4 4.8 8.4 10.9 10.8 7.6 4.0 -0.5 −3.0 O 2.8 Temperature (° C) −1.4 -1.8 0.4 2.8 7.3 11.0 13.5 13.2 9.7 6.1 1.7 -0.7 O 5.2 Precipitation ( mm ) 48 42 68 137 194 182 159 185 209 173 122 63 Σ 1,582 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 5.2 5.8 6.5 5.9 5.8 7.2 8.0 7.4 5.9 5.1 4.6 4.6 O 6th Rainy days ( d ) 5.1 5.0 6.2 10.9 13.2 10.5 9.2 10.6 9.1 9.7 8.5 6.8 Σ 104.8 Humidity ( % ) 56 59 61 69 73 72 71 73 75 72 65 58 O 67 Source:

The June heat record in Cimetta was measured on June 27, 2019 at 29.7 ° C.

Web links

Commons : Cardada  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the Cardada area
• Cardada at ethorama.library.ethz.ch/de/node

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sci Club Cardada (Italian) on sciclubcardada.ch
2. ↑ Swiss cable car inventory
3. ↑ Cable car pictures (historical and current)
4. ↑ Climate table. In: meteoschweiz.admin.ch. meteoschweiz, accessed on December 18, 2018 . 
5. ↑ The downside of the heat wave - swimming accidents, high ozone levels and the risk of forest fires. In: srf.ch . June 28, 2019, accessed June 29, 2019 .