Monte Rogoria

Italy–Switzerland borderLombardy mountain stubsMountains of LombardyMountains of SwitzerlandMountains of Ticino ... and 4 more

Mountains of the AlpsOne-thousanders of SwitzerlandProvince of Varese geography stubsTicino mountain stubs

Monte Rogoria (also known as Monte Rogorio or Motto Croce) 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. The summit and the majority of the mountain are in the Swiss canton of Ticino, whilst a part of the north-western flank lies in the Italian region of Lombardy. It has an elevation of 1,184 metres above sea level. The view from the summit of the mountain encompasses the Lake Maggiore, the Borromean Islands and the Monte Rosa massif. There is no official hiking trail leading to the summit itself, but there are trails to the mountain pass Forcola respectively Passo di Monte Faëta at an altitude of 1,117 metres located close to the summit plateau. Starting points are: Astano, Miglieglia and Dumenza.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Monte Rogoria (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Monte Rogoria
ara Fròda, Circolo di Sessa

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Continue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude	Longitude
N 46.022638888889 °	E 8.8207888888889 °

placeShow on map

Address

Forcola - Motto Croce

ara Fròda
6999 Circolo di Sessa
Ticino, Switzerland
mapOpen on Google Maps

Nearby Places

Astano

Astano is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

Monte Lema

Monte Lema (1,621 m) 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 (Ticino).

Monteggio

Monteggio is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 18 April 2021 the municipalities of Croglio, Monteggio, Ponte Tresa and Sessa merged to form Tresa.

Sessa, Ticino

Sessa is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 18 April 2021 the municipalities of Croglio, Monteggio, Ponte Tresa and Sessa merged to form Tresa.

Novaggio

Novaggio is a municipality in the district of Lugano, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.

Curiglia con Monteviasco

Curiglia con Monteviasco is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 kilometres (68 mi) northwest of Milan and about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northwest of Varese in the Val Veddasca, on the border with Switzerland. The municipal seat is in Curiglia.

Bedigliora

Bedigliora is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

Dumenza

Dumenza is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 70 kilometers (43 mi) northwest of Milan and about 25 kilometers (16 mi) north of Varese, on the border with Switzerland. The municipality of Dumenza contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Runo (birthplace of painter Bernardino Luini), Due Cossani, Stivigliano, and Trezzino. Dumenza borders the following municipalities: Agra, Astano (Switzerland), Curiglia con Monteviasco, Luino, Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca, Miglieglia (Switzerland), Monteggio (Switzerland), Novaggio (Switzerland), Sessa (Switzerland).

Cremenaga

Cremenaga is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Milan and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Varese, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 780 and an area of 4.6 square kilometres (1.8 sq mi).The municipality of Cremenaga contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Sasso del Castello, Mirabello, Campagna, Monte Sette Termini (i Bedeloni), and Cascina Porsù. Cremenaga borders the following municipalities: Cadegliano-Viconago, Cugliate-Fabiasco, Luino, Monteggio (Switzerland), Montegrino Valtravaglia.

Miglieglia

Miglieglia (Italian pronunciation: [miʎˈʎeʎʎa]; Lombard: Mijoja) is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

Aranno

Aranno is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in southern Switzerland. Bordering municipalities are Cademario, Iseo, Alto Malcantone, Miglieglia and Novaggio. In Aranno you can find the "Maglio", the last power hammer of Switzerland. It stopped its activities in 1952.

Fescoggia

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