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Monte Sette Termini

Coordinates: 45°58′20″N 8°47′57″E / 45.97222°N 8.79917°E / 45.97222; 8.79917
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Monte Sette Termini
Sette Termini seen from Monte La Nave
Highest point
Elevation972 m (3,189 ft)
Coordinates45°58′20″N 8°47′57″E / 45.97222°N 8.79917°E / 45.97222; 8.79917
Geography
Monte Sette Termini is located in Lombardy
Monte Sette Termini
Monte Sette Termini
Parent rangeVarese Prealps

Monte Sette Termini, also known as I Bedroni or I Bedeloni, is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy, with an elevation of 972 metres (3,189 ft). It is located in the Varese Prealps, in the Province of Varese, a few kilometers from the border with Switzerland.[1][2][3][4][5]

Its name ("Seven Limits") is derived from seven rocks that once marked the limits of the territory of seven surrounding villages (Cugliate, Fabiasco, Arbizzo, Viconago, Montegrino, Bosco and Cremenaga).[6][7][8][9][10]

The sides of the mountain are covered in woods, mostly birches, known as Bedroni or Bedeloni in Lombard dialect. Beeches, Cornish oaks, Italian oaks, pines and ashes are also present. During the First World War the Sette Termini was fortified as part of the Cadorna Line, aimed at preventing an invasion from Switzerland; its remains can still be seen.[11][12][13][14][15]

An old military road from Cugliate-Fabiasco and Montegrino Valtravaglia leads till near the peak.[16][17][18][19][20]

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