Monte Orsiera

Monte Orsiera
The mountain seen from Monte Pelvo (2,773 m)
Highest point
Elevation 2,890 m (9,480 ft) [1]
Prominence 855 m (2,805 ft) [1][2]
Listing Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m
Coordinates 45°03′53″N 07°06′24″E / 45.06472°N 7.10667°E / 45.06472; 7.10667Coordinates: 45°03′53″N 07°06′24″E / 45.06472°N 7.10667°E / 45.06472; 7.10667 
Geography
Monte Orsiera
Location in the Alps
Location Piedmont, Italy
Parent range Cottian Alps
Climbing
Easiest route South-East slopes from Rifugio Selleries

Monte Orsiera is a mountain in the Cottian Alps belonging to the Province of Turin (Italy).

Etymology

The English translation of Monte Orsiera can be Mountain of the bears, an animal which in Piedmont became extinct between the end of 18th century and the beginning of 19th century.[3]

Geography

Mount Orsiera is the highest mountain of the long ridge which, starting from Sestriere, divides the Susa Valley from the Chisone valley.

SOIUSA classification

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[4]

  • main part = Western Alps
  • major sector = North Western Alps
  • section = Cottian Alps
  • subsection = Alpi del Monginevro
  • supergroup = Catena Bucie-Grand Queyron-Orsiera
  • group = Gruppo dell'Orsiera
  • subgroup = Costiera Orsiera-Rocciavrè
  • code = I/A-4.II-A.3.b

Nature conservation

The mountain and its surrounding area are included in a regional nature park called Parco naturale Orsiera - Rocciavrè, which also is the SIC (Site of Community Importance) of code IT1110006.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Istituto Geografico Centrale - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 1 Valli di Susa Chisone e Germanasca
  2. ↑ key col: Sestriere (2,035  m)
  3. ↑ Mauro, Canziani. Grandi carnivori e spazio alpino (PDF) (in Italian). Federazione Nazionale Pro Natura. p. 31.
  4. ↑ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
  5. ↑ Siti di Importanza Comunitaria (SIC), Regione Piemonte, list on gis.csi.it Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. (accessed in September 2011)

Maps

  • Monte Orsiera punta nord: 360° panoramic image from the summit on pano.ica-net.it
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