Monte Croce dell’Orsa
Monte Croce dell’Orsa is a peak in Viggiù, Varese, Lombardy and has an elevation of 858 metres. Monte Croce dell’Orsa is situated nearby to the hamlet Grasso Superiore, as well as near the village Saltrio.Places of Interest
Highlights include Poncione d’Arzo and Monte San Giorgio.
Poncione d’Arzo
Peak
The Poncione d'Arzo is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy, about 250 meters east of Monte Pravello. It lies south of Lake Lugano, on the group culminating at Monte San Giorgio.
Monte San Giorgio
Peak
Photo: OisinM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monte San Giorgio is a Swiss mountain and UNESCO World Heritage Site near the border between Switzerland and Italy. It is part of the Lugano Prealps, overlooking Lake Lugano in the Swiss Canton of Ticino.
Civic Museum of Fossils of Besano
Museum
Photo: Astrolabio90, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Civic Museum of Fossils of Besano, located in Besano, Italy, specializes in palaeontology and houses a collection of fossils that were found nearby.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saltrio and Mendrisio.
Saltrio
Village
Photo: Ottantafame, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saltrio is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 kilometres northwest of Milan and about 9 kilometres northeast of Varese, on the border with Switzerland.
Mendrisio
Town
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Mendrisio is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Mendrisio is the seat of the Accademia di Architettura of the university of Italian-speaking Switzerland.
Stabio
Village
Photo: Geofix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stabio is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Monte Croce dell’Orsa
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 858 metres
- Also known as: “Monte Croce”
- Category: landform
- Location: Viggiù, Varese, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.8846° or 45° 53′ 5″ northLongitude
8.9204° or 8° 55′ 13″ eastElevation
858 metres (2,815 feet)Open location code
8FQCVWMC+R5OpenStreetMap ID
node 6313692200OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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