Ligurian Alps

Ligurian Alps
French: Alpes Ligures, Italian: Alpi Liguri
Highest point
Peak Punta Marguareis
Elevation 2,651 m (8,698 ft)
Geography
Countries Italy and France
Region, Région Piedmont
Liguria
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Range coordinates 44°10′N 8°5′E / 44.167°N 8.083°E / 44.167; 8.083Coordinates: 44°10′N 8°5′E / 44.167°N 8.083°E / 44.167; 8.083
Parent range Alps
Borders on Apennines and Maritime Alps
Geology
Orogeny Alpine orogeny

The Ligurian Alps are a mountain range in northwestern Italy. A small part is located in France. They form the south-western extremity of the Alps, separated from the Apennines by the Colle di Cadibona. The Col de Tende separates them from the Maritime Alps. They form the border between Piedmont in the north and Liguria in the south.

Geography

Administratively the range is divided between the Italian provinces of Cuneo, Imperia and Savona and the French department of Alpes-Maritimes (south-western slopes).

The Ligurian Alps are drained by the Tanaro River, along with other tributaries of the Po River, on the Piedmontese side, and by several smaller rivers that flow directly to the Mediterranean Sea on the Ligurian and French side.

Chief peaks and passes

Monte Antoroto in winter from Monte Grosso
Summer on Monte Galero

The chief peak of the Western Ligurian Alps is Punta Marguareis (2,651 m), and there are several other summits over 2000 m, while in Eastern Ligurian Alps (also called Ligurian Prealps[1]) the maximum elevation is 1739 m (Monte Armetta).

Namemetresfeet
Punta Marguareis2,6518,695
Monte Mongioie2,6308,626
Cima delle Saline2,6128,567
Pizzo d'Ormea2,4768,121
Cima di Pertegà2,4047,887
Monte Besimauda2,2317,317
Monte Saccarello2,2017,219
Monte Frontè2,1527,058
Monte Antoroto2,1447,032
Monte Tanarello2,0966,877
Monte Monega1,8826,175
Bric Mindino1,8796,163
Monte Armetta1,7395,703
Monte Galero1,7085,602
Rocca delle Penne1,5014,925
Monte Carmo di Loano1,3894,555
Monte Settepani1,3864,546
Monte Spinarda1,3574,453
Rocca Barbena1,1423,747

Some important passes in the Ligurian Alps are listed below.

Colle Scravaion
Name Location Type Elevation
Colle di CadibonaSavona to Ceva highway436 m (1,430 ft)
Colle di MelognoFinale Ligure to Ceva road1,028 m (3,373 ft)
Giogo di ToiranoToirano to Bardineto road801 m (2,628 ft)
Colle ScravaionCastelvecchio di Rocca Barbena to Bardineto road814 m (2,671 ft)
Colle San BernardoAlbenga to Garessio road957 m (3,140 ft)
Colle di NavaImperia to Ormea road934 m (3,064 ft)
Colle del QuazzoCalizzano to Garessio road1,090 m (3,580 ft)
Colle San Bernardo di MendaticaMendatica to Triora and Colle di Nava road1,262 m (4,140 ft)
Col de Tende/Colle di TendaTende to Cuneo road1,870 m (6,140 ft)
Passo della TegliaMolini di Triora to Rezzo road1,385 m (4,544 ft)

Conservation

Parco naturale regionale delle Alpi Liguri: Monte Frontè and Cima Garlenda

Around 60 square kilometres (23 sq mi) of the Ligurian side of the range since 2007 are part of the Parco naturale regionale delle Alpi Liguri.[2]

See also

Maps

References

  1. ↑ "1A1 Prealpi LIGURI". www.cailpv.bansel.it. Club Alpino Italiano of Liguria, Piedmont and Aosta Valley. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  2. ↑ Storia del Parco, parconaturalealpiliguri.it
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