Monte Orsa
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{{short description|Mountain in Italy}}
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| photo_caption = Monte Orsa seen from Brenno Useria
| elevation_m = 998
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| range = Varese Prealps
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| map = Italy Lombardy
| coordinates = {{coord|45|53|17|N|8|54|54|E|display=it|region:IT_type:mountain}}
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File:Viggiù - Lago di Lugano dal Monte Orsa.jpg
Monte Orsa is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy, with an elevation of {{convert|998|m|ft|0}}. It is located in the Varese Prealps, in the Province of Varese, near the border with Switzerland.[http://www.vareselandoftourism.com/monte-orsa Il Monte Orsa][https://www.vareseturismo.it/itinerari/trekking/linea-cadorna-da-viggi%C3%B9-monte-orsa-e-monte-pravello LINEA CADORNA - DA VIGGIÙ A MONTE ORSA E MONTE PRAVELLO][https://www.provincia.va.it/lineacadorna/it/itinerario2/scheda_tecnica.htm Linea Cadorna][https://www.komoot.com/it-it/highlight/785413 Komoot]
Overlooking Lake Lugano on the northern side and the towns of Saltrio and Viggiù on the southern side, Monte Orsa is the third highest peak of the Val Ceresio after Monte Piambello and Monte Pravello.[http://www.vareselandoftourism.com/monte-orsa Il Monte Orsa][https://www.vareseturismo.it/itinerari/trekking/linea-cadorna-da-viggi%C3%B9-monte-orsa-e-monte-pravello LINEA CADORNA - DA VIGGIÙ A MONTE ORSA E MONTE PRAVELLO][https://www.provincia.va.it/lineacadorna/it/itinerario2/scheda_tecnica.htm Linea Cadorna][https://www.komoot.com/it-it/highlight/785413 Komoot]
A road reaches the peak, where two large repeaters are located, starting from Viggiù, but has been closed to traffic since 2013. Several hiking paths also lead to the summit.[http://www.vareselandoftourism.com/monte-orsa Il Monte Orsa][https://www.vareseturismo.it/itinerari/trekking/linea-cadorna-da-viggi%C3%B9-monte-orsa-e-monte-pravello LINEA CADORNA - DA VIGGIÙ A MONTE ORSA E MONTE PRAVELLO][https://www.provincia.va.it/lineacadorna/it/itinerario2/scheda_tecnica.htm Linea Cadorna][https://www.komoot.com/it-it/highlight/785413 Komoot]
Well-preserved trenches, tunnels, machine-gun posts and observation posts of the Cadorna Line can be visited on the sides and just below the summit of the mountain.[http://www.vareselandoftourism.com/monte-orsa Il Monte Orsa][https://www.vareseturismo.it/itinerari/trekking/linea-cadorna-da-viggi%C3%B9-monte-orsa-e-monte-pravello LINEA CADORNA - DA VIGGIÙ A MONTE ORSA E MONTE PRAVELLO][https://www.provincia.va.it/lineacadorna/it/itinerario2/scheda_tecnica.htm Linea Cadorna][https://www.komoot.com/it-it/highlight/785413 Komoot]