Monte Nudo

Monte Nudo is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy. It has an elevation of 1,237 metres. Administratively it belongs to the province of Varese.

Monte Nudo
Highest point
Elevation	1,237 m (4,058 ft)
Prominence	953 m (3,127 ft)
Coordinates	45°55′24″N 08°41′18″E
Geography
Location	Lombardy, Italy
Parent range	Lugano Prealps

Etymology

In Italian Nudo means Naked; this comes from the lack of trees which characterized the mountain until the 1970s.

SOIUSA classification

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:^[1]

• main part = Western Alps
• major sector = North Western Alps
• section = Lugano Prealps
• subsection = Varese Prealps
• supergroup = Catena Piambello-Campo dei Fiori-Nudo
• group = Gruppo del Nudo
• subgroup = Gruppo del Monte Nudo
• code = I/B-11.II-B.4.c