Monte Nudo Explained

Monte Nudo
Elevation M:	1237
Location:	Lombardy, Italy
Range:	Lugano Prealps
Coordinates:	45.9233°N 8.6883°W

Monte Nudo is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy. It has an elevation of 1,237 metres. Administratively it belongs to the province of Varese.

Etymology

In Italian Nudo means Naked; this comes from the lack of trees which characterized the mountain until the 1970s.

SOIUSA classification

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:^[1]

• main part = Western Alps
• major sector = North Western Alps
• section = Lugano Prealps
• subsection = Varese Prealps
• supergroup = Catena Piambello-Campo dei Fiori-Nudo
• group = Gruppo del Nudo
• subgroup = Gruppo del Monte Nudo
• code = I/B-11.II-B.4.c

Notes and References

1. Book: Marazzi , Sergio . Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA . Priuli & Verlucca . 2005 . Italian . 978-88-8068-273-8 .