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Monte delle Figne
The cross on the mountain's top
Highest point
Elevation1,172 m (3,845 ft)
Prominence587 m (1,926 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Isolation18.28 km (11.36 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates44°33′51″N 8°50′08″E / 44.56417°N 8.83556°E / 44.56417; 8.83556
Geography
Monte delle Figne is located in ItalyMonte delle FigneMonte delle FigneLocation in Italy
LocationLiguria and Piedmont, Italy
Parent rangeLigurian Apennines
Climbing
First ascentancestral
Easiest routehike

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.

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.

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.

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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Mountains of Liguria
Alps of Liguria (belonging to the Ligurian Alps)
Apennines of Liguria (belonging to the Ligurian Apennine)


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