Radar meteorologico Monte Lema

Radar meteorologico Monte Lema is a monitoring station in Lema, Lugano District, Ticino and has an elevation of 1,625 metres. Radar meteorologico Monte Lema is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Forcora d’Arasio, as well as near the peak Moncucco.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monte Lema and Monte Rogoria.

Monte Lema

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Monte Lema 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.

Monte Rogoria

Peak

Photo: Galbirona, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Monte Rogoria is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy, north of Astano, at the foot of the Monte Lema.

Santo Stefano al Colle Church and Ossary

Church

Photo: Ilario, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Santo Stefano al Colle Church and Ossary is situated 2½ km southeast of Radar meteorologico Monte Lema.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Miglieglia and Breno.

Miglieglia

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Miglieglia is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 6 April 2025, the former municipalities of Astano, Bedigliora, Curio, Miglieglia and Novaggio merged to form the new municipality of Lema. Miglieglia is situated 2½ km southeast of Radar meteorologico Monte Lema.

Breno

Village

Photo: Elvezio, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Breno is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. In 2005 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Arosio, Fescoggia, Mugena and Vezio to form a new and larger municipality Alto Malcantone. Breno is situated 3 km east of Radar meteorologico Monte Lema.

Curiglia con Monteviasco

Village

Photo: Ziegler175, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Curiglia con Monteviasco is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 kilometres northwest of Milan and about 70 kilometres northwest of Varese in the Val Veddasca, on the border with Switzerland. Curiglia con Monteviasco is situated 3 km northwest of Radar meteorologico Monte Lema.

Radar meteorologico Monte Lema

Type: Monitoring station
Location: Lema, Lugano District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.04075° or 46° 2′ 27″ north

Longitude

8.83321° or 8° 49′ 60″ east

Elevation

1,625 metres (5,331 feet)

Operator

Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss

Open location code

8FRC2RRM+87

OpenStreetMap ID

node 836762291

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=monitoring_station

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Satellite Map

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Monte Lema and Forcora d’Arasio.

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