Monte Generoso

"Generoso" redirects here. For people so named, see Generoso (given name).
Monte Generoso
Calvagione
Monte Generoso, as seen from Cantello in Italy
Highest point
Elevation1,701 m (5,581 ft)
Prominence1,321 m (4,334 ft)[1]
Isolation14.4 km (8.9 mi)[2]
Listing
Coordinates45°55′52.5″N 9°01′12″E / 45.931250°N 9.02000°E / 45.931250; 9.02000
Geography
Monte Generoso is located in Alps
Monte Generoso
Monte Generoso
Location in the Alps
LocationTicino, Switzerland
Lombardy, Italy
Parent rangeLugano Prealps
Climbing
Easiest routeHike or Monte Generoso Railway
View to the north from Monte Generoso showing Lake Lugano and Melide

Monte Generoso (also known as Calvagione) is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy and between Lake Lugano and Lake Como. The western and southern flanks of the mountain lie in the Swiss canton of Ticino, whilst the north-eastern flanks are in the Italian region of Lombardy.[3][4]

The view from the summit of the mountain encompasses the lakes of Lugano, Como, Varese and Maggiore. To the north are the Alps, stretching from the Matterhorn via the Jungfrau and the Saint-Gotthard Massif to the Bernina Range. To the south are the Lombardy Plains and the Po Valley, with the city of Milan and the Apennine Mountains visible on a clear day.[5]

The summit can be approached by the Monte Generoso Railway, a rack railway that starts from Capolago in Switzerland, and climbs via the western flank of the mountain. The summit station includes a panoramic terrace and buffet, a restaurant and a hotel. The new restaurant Fiore di pietra (stone flower) designed by the architect Mario Botta was inaugurated on 29 March 2017. A paved path links the railway's summit station to the summit proper, a distance of approximately 350 metres (1,150 ft) and a difference in altitude of about 100 metres (330 ft).[3][5][6][7]

There is road access from Mendrisio in Switzerland to Bellavista, some 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the summit and an intermediate station on the railway. Hiking trails reach the summit from different starting points, including Bellavista, Capolago and Mendrisio.[3][5][8]

The Monte Generoso Observatory is located adjacent to the railway's summit station, and is operated by the Monte Generoso Insubrica Astronomy Group. Also nearby is a small chapel dating from the 20th century.[6][9]

The area is included in the Federal Inventory of Landscapes and Natural Monuments.[citation needed] The mountain slopes are home to a herd of between 300 and 350 chamois.[10]

The artist and author Edward Lear spent summers from 1878 to 1883 on the mountain. His oil painting The Plains of Lombardy from Monte Generoso is in the Ashmolean Museum in the English city of Oxford.[11][12]

The Fiore di Pietra restaurant (Mario Botta)
Monte Generoso panorama, 2017

See also

References

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located near Cardano at 380 metres.
  2. ^ Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is south of the Cima di Fojorina.
  3. ^ a b c Translated from the Italian Wikipedia article Monte Generoso
  4. ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  5. ^ a b c "Monte Generoso". Monte Generoso Railway. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  6. ^ a b "From the restaurant to the summit". Monte Generoso Railway. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  7. ^ "Restaurants and Accommodation". Monte Generoso Railway. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  8. ^ "Itineraries to discover the mountain". Monte Generoso Railway. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  9. ^ "Astronomy". Monte Generoso Railway. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  10. ^ "The Chamois: Symbol of Monte Generoso". Monte Generoso Railway. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  11. ^ Lambert, Anthony (2013). Switzerland Without A Car (5th ed.). Chalfont St. Peter: Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 336–7. ISBN 978-1-84162-447-1.
  12. ^ "The Plains of Lombardy from Monte Generoso". Art UK. Retrieved 2014-06-27.


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