Sighignola
Sign in to saveSighignola is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located on the border between the Italian region of Lombardy and the Swiss canton of Ticino. A panoramic terrace just below the summit, and directly on the Italian side of the border, provides extensive views especially to the west, over Lake Lugano and the city of Lugano, to the Alps. For this reason, the site is often known as the '''Balcone d'Italia'''.
Key facts
- Mountain.photo
- Campione d’Italia (2006).jpg
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- Sighignola rises above Campione d'Italia, as seen from Monte San Salvatore to the west of Lake Lugano
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- 1314
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 464
- Mountain.parent_peak
- Monte Generoso
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- Alps
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- Location in the Alps
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- Lombardy, Italy (near the Swiss border)
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- Lugano Prealps
- Mountain.easiest_route
- Hike or drive via Lanzo d’Intelvi
- Mountain.name
- Sighignola
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Sighignola is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located on the border between the Italian region of Lombardy and the Swiss canton of Ticino. A panoramic terrace just below the summit, and directly on the Italian side of the border, provides extensive views especially to the west, over Lake Lugano and the city of Lugano, to the Alps. For this reason, the site is often known as the '''Balcone d'Italia'.
The eastern, Italian, slopes are relatively gentle, and the viewing terrace can be reached by road from Lanzo d’Intelvi, a frazione of the Italian comune'' of Alta Valle Intelvi, to the east. The slopes to the west down to Lake Lugano are much steeper, and the upper slopes are within the Swiss municipality of Arogno. However, the lakeside below the mountain is occupied by the Italian exclave of Campione d'Italia.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sighignola” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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