Monte Saccarello

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Monte Saccarello
Mont Saccarel
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Highest point
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Geography
Monte Saccarello is located in Alps
Monte Saccarello
Monte Saccarello
Location in the Alps
Location Liguria / Piemonte, Italy -
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Parent range Ligurian Alps

Monte Saccarello (Italian) or Mont Saccarel (French) is a mountain located on the French-Italian border between Liguria, Piemonte and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Geography

File:Il Redentore (anno 1901).jpg
The Redemptor's statue

The mountain belongs to the Ligurian Alps; located on the main chain of the Alps, is the maximum elevation in the Italian region of Liguria.

On a sub-peak of the mountain stands a huge bronze statue of Jesus Christ built in 1901.

From its north-eastern slopes rises the Tanaro.

SOIUSA classification

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[3]

  • main part = Western Alps
  • major sector = South Western Alps
  • section = Ligurian Alps
  • subsection = Alpi del Marguareis
  • supergroup = Catena del Saccarello
  • group = Gruppo del Monte Saccarello
  • subgroup = Nodo del Monte Saccarello
  • code = I/A-1.II-A.1.a

Hiking

The mountain is accessible by mountain paths and is reached by the Alta Via dei Monti Liguri, a long-distance trail from Ventimiglia (province of Imperia) to Bolano (province of La Spezia).[4]

Mountain huts

Related articles

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Alpi Marittime e Liguri, 1:50.000 map n.8, Istituto Geografico Centrale (Turin)
  2. Key col: Passo Basera (2036  m)
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  4. IM / 01 - Anello del Saccarello, web page on www.altaviadeimontiliguri.it (access: July 29, 2015)

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