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Monte Lema

1,624 m5,328 ft

Prominence: 143 m469 ft
Isolation: 0.9 km
Tonight: -1°CFog · Wind 6 km/h N

Monte Lema is a 1,624 m (5,328 ft) mountain in the Catena Tamaro-Gambarogno-Lema, Canton of Ticino, Switzerland.

All facts

Elevation: 1,624 m · 5,328 ft
Nearest higher peak: Monte Pola (1,725 m)
Range: Catena Tamaro-Gambarogno-Lema
Region: Canton of Ticino, Switzerland
Coordinates: 46.0404° N, 8.8326° E

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3D map

Monte Lema 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Monte Lema terrain and contours

50 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 250 mShowing west → east through the summit

Monte Lema elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Monte Lema weather

Tonight · Fog · -1°C (30°F) · Wind 6 km/h N

Monte Lema forecast for the summit, about 1,624 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 433 m.

Tonight-1°–6 km/h NBase 6°
Today-1°7°0.2 mm10 km/h NBase 6 / 15°
Sun-1°6°0.4 mm8 km/h NBase 6 / 13°
Mon-1°8°–9 km/h NEBase 6 / 15°
Tue-1°9°–5 km/h SWBase 6 / 16°
Wed1°10°–5 km/h SWBase 8 / 17°
Thu0°10°–5 km/h SBase 7 / 17°
Fri1°7°–4 km/h NEBase 8 / 14°
Sat1°7°–5 km/h SBase 8 / 14°
Sun2°6°0.8 mm5 km/h SWBase 9 / 13°

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 Monte Lema

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

Nearest hut
Ristorante-Ostello Vetta Monte Lema
0.2 km ENE · +2 more within 1.9 km
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Nearest parking
Parcheggio Monastero Benedettino
2.5 km WNW · +2 more within 2.6 km
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Nearest campsite
Camping Al Laghetto
3.6 km SSW · +2 more within 5.7 km
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All mapped places 9

Place	Distance
Ristorante-Ostello Vetta Monte LemaHut	0.2 km ENE
Rifugio CampiglioHut	1.7 km W
Rifugio Madonna della GuardiaHut	1.9 km NNW
Parcheggio Monastero BenedettinoParking	2.5 km WNW
Parking	2.6 km SE
Parking	2.6 km SE
Camping Al LaghettoCampsite	3.6 km SSW
Campeggio al Parco d'OroCampsite	3.7 km S
Camping TresianaCampsite	5.7 km SSW

Slope

Share of the 6 × 6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°

10.1%

Moderate, 15–30°

46.3%

Steep, 30–45°

42.1%

Cliffs, 45° and over

1.5%

Steeper than 30°: 43.6% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 1,216 m low point 433 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 89.0%Grassland 10.4%Built-up 0.6%

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

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 3 km, measured from the Monte Lema summit.

Summit list 8

1Moncucco1,518 m 0.7 km SSW
2Piano del Poncione1,624 m 1.0 km NE
3Poncione di Breno1,654 m 1.5 km NE
4Cima Colletta1,151 m 1.5 km ESE
5Monte Rogoria1,184 m 2.2 km SSW
6Zottone1,569 m 2.3 km NE
7Col du Scimi1,217 m 2.4 km NNW
8Monte Magino1,589 m 2.8 km NE

Where it sits

Where Monte Lema sits

Nearby

Nearby places

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Print & wall

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GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 1,615 m at the summit; the official height is 1,624 m.

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	1,624 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	1,615 m	-9 m
Copernicus GLO-90	1,605 m	-19 m

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)
Accuracy comparison, 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 · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Monte Lema

West → east through the summit

Nearest hut

Nearest parking

Nearest campsite

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