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Lake Varese

236 m774 ft
Area
14 km²
Max depth
26 m
Tonight
9°CFair · Wind 11 km/h W

Lake Varese is a lake at 236 m above sea level in Lombardy, Italy, 14 km² in area and 8.5 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
236 m
Length
8.5 km
Shoreline
29.3 km
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Lake

Lake Varese in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

8.5 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
29.3 km≈7¼ h to walk around
3D map

Lake Varese 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 10.5 × 10.5 km

Surface
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Topographic map

Lake Varese terrain and contours

25 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.

Index contours every 125 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake Varese elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Lake Varese weather

Today · Partly cloudy · 9 / 14°C (48 / 57°F) · Wind 11 km/h W

Lake Varese forecast for about 236 m.

  • Today9°14°–11 km/h W
  • Mon8°15°–10 km/h N
  • Tue7°16°–6 km/h SW
  • Wed9°17°–4 km/h S
  • Thu9°18°–4 km/h NE
  • Fri10°16°0.3 mm4 km/h SE
  • Sat11°14°–5 km/h SE
  • Sun8°13°0.1 mm6 km/h SE
  • Mon8°12°0.3 mm6 km/h S

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 25, 07:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Varese

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.7 km NE

    +2 more within 0.9 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Area Sosta Camper - Gavirate

    2.7 km NNW · +2 more within 5.0 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Cristo degli Alpini

    4.1 km WSW · +2 more within 6.7 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Camping Lago di Monate

    5.8 km SW · +1 more within 6.6 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 11
PlaceDistance
Parking0.7 km NE
Parking0.8 km NE
Parking0.9 km NE
Area Sosta Camper - GavirateCaravan site2.7 km NNW
Cristo degli AlpiniHut4.1 km WSW
Hut4.1 km NNE
Area Camper SchirannaCaravan site4.2 km ESE
Area Sosta TernateCaravan site5.0 km SW
Camping Lago di MonateCampsite5.8 km SW
Camping La MaduninaCampsite6.6 km SSW
Rifugio Alpino Giuseppe SangianiHut6.7 km N
Slope

Slope

Share of the 10.5 × 10.5 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 86% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
86.4%
Moderate, 15–30°
12.8%
Steep, 30–45°
0.8%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.8% of the 110 km² view
Relief in view
651 m low point 222 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 54.6%Grassland 16.1%Water 14.9%Built-up 13.5%Cropland 0.7%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 5.2 km of Lake Varese.

NESW2 km5 km12345
Summit list 5
  1. 1Monte Rogorella402 m 3.9 km S
  2. 2La Motta d'Oro520 m 4.2 km NNW
  3. 3Groppolo381 m 4.3 km NNW
  4. 4Monte di Travedona355 m 4.6 km WSW
  5. 5Monte Ternate381 m 4.7 km WSW
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 5.2 km; 1,586 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Common Coot173
  • Mallard152
  • Grey Heron149
  • Hooded Crow126
  • Great Cormorant122
  • Black Kite118
Where it sits

Where Lake Varese sits

Range
Alps752
Region
Lombardy23Italy316Europe2,151
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Alps 6
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Downloads

Lake Varese downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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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)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
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