Monte Lera

Monte Lera
The summit of Monte Lera
Highest point
Elevation	1,368 m (4,488 ft)
Coordinates	45°10′47″N 07°27′14″E / 45.17972°N 7.45389°E / 45.17972; 7.45389Coordinates: 45°10′47″N 07°27′14″E / 45.17972°N 7.45389°E / 45.17972; 7.45389
Geography
Monte Lera Alps
Location	Province of Turin, Italy
Parent range	Graian Alps

Monte Lera is a mountain in the Alpi di Lanzo, a sub-group of the Graian Alps, with an elevation of 1,368 m. It is located between the Val Casternone and the Ceronda valley in the communes of Val della Torre, Varisella and Givoletto.

It houses a sanctuary dedicated to the Madonna of the Snow, included in a regional reserve instituted in 1984 to protect the rare Euphorbia gibelliana.

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 = Graian Alps
subsection = Southern Graian Alps
supergroup = catena Rocciamelone-Charbonel
group = gruppo del Rocciamelone
subgroup = cresta Lunella-Arpone
code = I/B-7.I-A.2.b

References

↑ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 134. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.

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