Monte Carmo

For the alpine mountain, see Monte Carmo di Loano.
Monte Carmo
Highest point
Elevation1,640 m (5,380 ft)[citation needed]
Prominence174 m (571 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates44°36′54″N 09°11′56″E / 44.61500°N 9.19889°E / 44.61500; 9.19889
Geography
Monte Carmo is located in Italy
Monte Carmo
Monte Carmo
Location in Italy
LocationLiguria, Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Parent rangeLigurian Apennine

Monte Carmo is a mountain in the Ligurian Apennine, northern Italy.

Geography

The mountain is located at the boundary between the three regions of Liguria, Piedmont and Emilia-Romagna. With an altitude of 1,640 metres (5,381 ft),[1] it is part of the Monte Antola Group. Nearby are the Val Borbera, Val Trebbia, Val Boreca and Valle Terenzone valleys. Its summit is a tripoint at which the borders of the regions of Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna and Liguria meet.

Hiking

Monte Carmo was crossed by the so-called "Lombard Salt Road", which from Pavia led to Torriglia and then to Genoa.

References

  1. ^ Appennino ligure e tosco-emiliano, Marco Salvo and Daniele Canossini, Touring Club Italiano, 2003; books.google.it

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