Monte delle Figne

Monte delle Figne
The cross on the mountain's top
Highest point
Elevation	1,172 m (3,845 ft)
Prominence	587 m (1,926 ft)
Isolation	18.28 km (11.36 mi)
Coordinates	44°33′51″N 8°50′08″E
Geography
Monte delle Figne Location in Italy
Location	Liguria and Piedmont, Italy
Parent range	Ligurian Apennines
Climbing
First ascent	ancestral
Easiest route	hike

Monte delle Figne (Figne Mountain) is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Apennines. It lies at an altitude of 1172 metres.[1]

Geography

The mountain is located in the provinces of Genoa and Alessandria. Is divided by Passo Mezzano (1063 m) from Monte Taccone and by Passo della Dagliola (858 m) and a saddle near Cascina Carrosina (825 m) from Monte Tobbio.

Access to the summit

Monte delle Figne is accessible by signposted tracks departing from Bocchetta Pass or Isoverde (municipality of Campomorone).

The Alta Via dei Monti Liguri, a long-distance trail from Ventimiglia (province of Imperia) to Bolano (province of La Spezia), passes very close to the mountain's summit.[2]

View from the summit: Laghi del Gorzente on the left, Monte Tobbio on the right

Nature conservation

North-western slopes of the mountain are included in the Capanne di Marcarolo Piedmontese natural park.[3]

References

1. M. Delle Figne m. 1172, www.paolosnow.it
2. Fabrizio Oneto and Fabrizio Càlzia. L'alta via dei monti liguri - Monti di Genova (PDF) (in Italian). Galata. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2016-04-09. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
3. Siti di Importanza Comunitaria (SIC), Regione Piemonte, list on gis.csi.it Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (accessed on April 2016)

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