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Monte Tamaro

1,962 m6,437 ft

Easiest route: 1.4 km+197 m · about 0.5 h · T2
Prominence: 1,404 m4,606 ft
Isolation: 13 km
Tonight: -5°CFog · Wind 6 km/h NE

Monte Tamaro is a 1,962 m (6,437 ft) mountain in the Catena Tamaro-Gambarogno-Lema, Canton of Ticino, Switzerland.

All facts

Elevation: 1,962 m · 6,437 ft
Nearest higher peak: Pizzo di Vogorno (2,442 m)
Range: Catena Tamaro-Gambarogno-Lema
Region: Canton of Ticino, Switzerland
Coordinates: 46.1037° N, 8.8662° E

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Route

How to get to the top of Monte Tamaro

The shortest mapped walking route from where a car can get you, with distance and climb from the terrain model.

From Road end, 1.3 km ENE of Monte Tamaro

Distance: 1.4 kmone way
Climb: +197 m−110 m (646 ft up)
Time up: about 0.5 h
Difficulty: T2Mountain trail, sure footing needed

Monte Tamaro elevation profile

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Routes © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the ODbL. Climb from the terrain model. Trails change and maps miss things: check conditions locally.

3D map

Monte Tamaro 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Monte Tamaro terrain and contours

100 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. The route drawn is the easiest mapped one. 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 500 mShowing west → east through the summit

West → east through the summit

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.

Weather

Monte Tamaro weather

Tonight · Fog · -5°C (23°F) · Wind 6 km/h NE

Monte Tamaro forecast for the summit, about 1,962 m.

Tonight-5°–6 km/h NE
Today-5°6°0.2 mm9 km/h NE
Sun-4°4°0.5 mm10 km/h NE
Mon-5°6°–8 km/h NE
Tue-4°8°–4 km/h SW
Wed-2°10°–5 km/h SW
Thu-4°8°–5 km/h SW
Fri-5°6°–6 km/h NE
Sat-5°5°–5 km/h NE
Sun-1°4°0.7 mm3 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 23, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Monte Tamaro

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

Nearest hut
Capanna Tamaro
1.3 km ENE · +2 more within 2.9 km
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Nearest parking
1.8 km WNW
+2 more within 1.8 km
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Nearest campsite
Camping Palazzina
4.7 km ESE · +2 more within 6.0 km
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Nearest caravan site
Monte Ceneri
5.0 km NE
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All mapped places 10

Place	Distance
Capanna TamaroHut	1.3 km ENE
Parking	1.8 km WNW
Parking	1.8 km WNW
Parking	1.8 km WNW
StarsBox FalchettHut	2.9 km WNW
StarsBoxHut	2.9 km WNW
Camping PalazzinaCampsite	4.7 km ESE
BellavistaCampsite	4.8 km NNW
Monte CeneriCaravan site	5.0 km NE
Campeggio TaverneCampsite	6.0 km SE

Slope

How steep is the route to Monte Tamaro?

The easiest mapped route, 1.4 km from 1,857 m to 1,962 m. Steepest stretch: 48°.

0 km · 1,857 m1.4 km · 1,962 m

0–15°1.0 km
15–30°0.4 km
30–45°0.1 km

Grades are averaged between profile points about 20 m apart, so short steeper steps don’t show.

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 77.6%Grassland 17.1%Water 2.9%Built-up 2.3%

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

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 4.8 km, measured from the Monte Tamaro summit.

Summit list 9

1Motto Rotondo1,928 m 0.8 km ENE
2Poncione del Macello1,719 m 1.3 km N
3Cima Torrione1,783 m 1.5 km E
4La Manèra1,858 m 1.6 km ENE
5Camusio1,650 m 2.1 km ESE
6Monte Gradiccioli1,936 m 2.2 km S
7Monte Gambarogno1,734 m 2.9 km WNW
8Monte Pola1,742 m 3.3 km SSW
9Monte Magno1,636 m 4.4 km S

Where it sits

Where Monte Tamaro sits

Ranked in 2

Nearby

Nearby places

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Monte Tamaro downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGMonte Tamaro satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-07-24.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

GPXMonte Tamaro GPX / KML route downloadIn the route section. Mapped route for GPS apps and Google Earth, under the ODbL.

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 1,953 m at the summit; the official height is 1,962 m.

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal. The 90 m model misses by 35 m.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	1,962 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	1,953 m	-9 m
Copernicus GLO-90	1,927 m	-35 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 2026-07-24)
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 Tamaro

From Road end, 1.3 km ENE of Monte Tamaro

West → east through the summit

Nearest hut

Nearest parking

Nearest campsite

Nearest caravan site

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