Il Mottarone - Italy
N 45° 52.906 E 008° 27.245
32T E 457638 N 5081056
Mottarone is a mountain in the Western Alps of north-western Italy, with an elevation of 1,492 m. You can drive almost to the summit but you may need to pay a fee depending on whether anyone is around to enforce it.
Waymark Code: WMHMWC
Location: Piemonte, Italy
Date Posted: 07/24/2013
Views: 10
The Stresa to Mottarone cable car takes 20 minutes to get to the top of Mount Mottarone (1,491m2 / 4,892 ft2). Mount Mottarone is considered a "natural balcony" from which there are 360° panoramic views across the Po Valley to the Alps. From the summit which is a 15 minute walk from the cable car station you can see seven lakes: Lake Maggiore, Lake Orta, Lake Mergozzo, Lake Varese, Lake Comabbio, Lake Monate and Lake Biandronno.
Mottarone offers hiking enthusiasts a myriad of paths of historical and scenic interest, through mature woods of fir, pine, larch, beech and chestnut, across ancient mountain pastures where animals graze and the meadows are full of the scent of herbs and flowers. The mountain is also of geological interest, with several quarries, mostly of white and pink granite.
In winter it is a major ski centre for the Lake Maggiore area, with a variety of runs, excellent restaurant facilities and equipment hire.
Altitude in Feet: 4892
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