The Monte Tesoro is a summit of the
Bergamasque Prealps. It is 1,432 metres above sea level and is located in the municipality of Carenno on the mountain ridge that goes south from the
Resegone towards the plains at the hills of
Bergamo
Bergamo ( , ; ) is a city in the Alps, alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from the alpine lakes Lake Como, Como and Lake Iseo, Iseo and 70 km (43 mi) from Lake Garda, Garda and Lake ...
. It divides the
valley of San Martino from the
Valle Imagna between the passes of Pertus and
Valcava, dividing, therefore the provinces of
Lecco
Lecco (, , ; ) is a city of approximately 47,000 inhabitants in Lombardy, Northern Italy, north of Milan. It lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como (the branch is named ''Branch of Lecco'' / ''Ramo di Lecco''). The Bergamasqu ...
and
Bergamo
Bergamo ( , ; ) is a city in the Alps, alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from the alpine lakes Lake Como, Como and Lake Iseo, Iseo and 70 km (43 mi) from Lake Garda, Garda and Lake ...
.
Its broad summit is easily accessible from several fronts.
A road from the
Valle Imagna, ends at Forcella Alta, 1,300 m asl, just a 20-minute walk to the top.
From the main road at the Valcava pass, by a trail that starts from Combeli at about 1,300 m asl and that reaches the summit along the broad southern ridge.
From the San Martino valley the trail starts at Boccio in the town of
Carenno
Carenno (locally ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southeast of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,476 and an area of .All de ...
, and rises through the vast forests of the western slope.
Lastly from Colle di Sogno in the town of
Torre de' Busi
Torre de' Busi ( Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the la ...
, the most "alpine" of the trails, however easy, along the sunny south-west slope, almost devoid of tree cover.
The summit offers an excellent view, especially over the
Adda river valley, on the nearby plains and on the
Bergamasque Prealps behind which the
Rhaetian Alps
The Rhaetian Alps (; ) are a mountain range of the Eastern Alps. The SOIUSA classification system divides them into the Western Rhaetian Alps, Western, Southern Rhaetian Alps and Eastern Rhaetian Alps, while the Alpine Club classification of the ...
can be seen.
At the summit, there is a shrine with a 15-metre high metal cross erected in 1985 in memory of Italian soldiers killed in action.
WebCam
The amateur weather station Sopracornola in the village of
Calolziocorte
Calolziocorte (locally ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southeast of Lecco. Until 1992, it was part of the province of Bergamo.
Calolziocorte bo ...
has a webcam that shows the Monte Tesoro, and updates the picture every five minutes.
External links
MeteoSopracornol
Meteo Sporacornola- webcam framing Mount Tesoro
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Lombardy
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