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Monte Nudo

Coordinates: 45°55′24″N 08°41′18″E / 45.92333°N 8.68833°E / 45.92333; 8.68833
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Monte Nudo
Highest point
Elevation1,237 m (4,058 ft)
Prominence953 m (3,127 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates45°55′24″N 08°41′18″E / 45.92333°N 8.68833°E / 45.92333; 8.68833
Geography
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LocationLombardy, Italy
Parent rangeLugano 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

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In Italian Nudo means Naked; this comes from the lack of trees which characterized the mountain until the 1970s.

SOIUSA classification

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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

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  1. ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.