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Lake · Canton of Ticino

Lake Lugano

270 m886 ft
Area
49 km²
Max depth
288 m
Tonight
6°CFog · Wind 9 km/h N

Lake Lugano is a lake at 270 m above sea level in Canton of Ticino, Switzerland, 49 km² in area and 22.4 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
270 m
Length
22.4 km
Shoreline
101.1 km
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3D map

Lake Lugano 3D map

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Topographic map

Lake Lugano topographic map

100 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

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Lake Lugano elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Lake

Lake Lugano in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

22.4 km longest5 kmN ↑
Shoreline
101.1 km
Weather

Lake Lugano weather

Tonight · Fog · 6°C (43°F) · Wind 9 km/h N

Lake Lugano forecast for about 270 m.

  • Tonight6°–9 km/h N
  • Today5°15°0.1 mm10 km/h N
  • Sun6°14°–10 km/h NE
  • Mon5°16°–9 km/h NE
  • Tue7°18°–4 km/h SW
  • Wed8°19°–4 km/h SW
  • Thu8°18°–5 km/h S
  • Fri8°16°–4 km/h SW
  • Sat9°15°–5 km/h S
  • Sun9°14°1.2 mm4 km/h SW

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Lugano

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Lake Lugano, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    0.7 km NNE

    +2 more within 0.9 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    Percorso Vita Cornaredo

    4.1 km NW · +1 more within 7.0 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Alpe Bolla

    4.2 km N · +2 more within 7.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Area Camper Lugano

    4.3 km W · +1 more within 5.7 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Camping Moretto

    5.8 km NW · +2 more within 7.2 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 13
PlaceDistance
Parking0.7 km NNE
Parking0.8 km NNE
Parking0.9 km NNE
Percorso Vita CornaredoTrailhead4.1 km NW
Alpe BollaHut4.2 km N
Area Camper LuganoCaravan site4.3 km W
Camping San RoccoCaravan site5.7 km NE
Camping MorettoCampsite5.8 km NW
Trailhead7.0 km S
TCS Camping LuganoCampsite7.0 km W
Camping Lugano LakeCampsite7.2 km W
Baita ScoiattoliHut7.3 km NNE
Baita del LucaHut7.4 km NNE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 20 × 20 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°
33.0%
Moderate, 15–30°
37.0%
Steep, 30–45°
27.4%
Cliffs, 45° and over
2.6%
Steeper than 30°
30.0% of the 400 km² view
Relief in view
1,671 m low point 197 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 70.6%Water 11.6%Grassland 11.1%Built-up 6.4%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 10 km of Lake Lugano.

NESW5 km10 km123456789
Summit list 9
  1. 1Sasso Rosso1,294 m 2.1 km NNE
  2. 2Monte Boglia1,516 m 2.9 km NNE
  3. 3Cima Val Rovina1,220 m 3.4 km S
  4. 4Sighignola1,314 m 4.1 km S
  5. 5Monte Creggio1,184 m 4.1 km S
  6. 6Monte Saletta1,193 m 4.5 km NNE
  7. 7Monte Alpe Nuovo1,192 m 5.8 km SSE
  8. 8Sass di Mont1,262 m 6.3 km NE
  9. 9Cima Boll1,390 m 6.4 km SSE
Where it sits

Where Lake Lugano sits

Range
Alps751
Region
Canton of Ticino34Switzerland432Italy316Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Alps 6
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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-27)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia