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 Monte Resegone or Resegone di Lecco (; lmo, Resegon ), also known as Monte Serrada, is a mountain of the Bergamasque Prealps in Lombardy, northern Italy. It has an elevation of 1,875 m and is located on the border between the provinces of ...

towards the plains at the hills of

Bergamo Bergamo (; lmo, Bèrghem ; from the proto- Germanic elements *''berg +*heim'', the "mountain home") is a city in the alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from Switzerland, the alpine lakes C ...

. It divides the

valley of San Martino A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over ...

from the Valle Imagna between the passes of Pertus and Valcava, dividing, therefore the provinces of

Lecco Lecco (, , ; lmo, label= Lecchese, Lècch ) is a city of 48,131 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'') ...

and

. 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, 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 and about northwest of Bergamo. Torre de' Busi borders the following municipalities ...

, 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 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. Calolziocor ...

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 {{Lombardy-geo-stub