Monte Monega

Monte Monega
Southern slopes of the mountain
Highest point
Elevation1,882 m (6,175 ft)[1]
Prominence92 m (302 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates44°02′12.01″N 07°48′01.19″E / 44.0366694°N 7.8003306°E / 44.0366694; 7.8003306
Geography
Monte Monega is located in Alps
Monte Monega
Monte Monega
Location in the Alps
LocationLiguria, Italy
Parent rangeLigurian Alps
Climbing
First ascentancestral
Easiest routefrom Colle del Garezzo or Passo della Teglia

Monte Monega is a 1,882-metre (6,175 ft) mountain of the Ligurian Alps, in Italy.

Geography

The mountain belongs to the province of Imperia, in Liguria. In the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) it belongs to the Nodo del Monte Saccarello group and Costiera Monega-Carmo di Brocchi subgroup (SOIUSA code: I/A-1.II-A.1.b).[2] Monte Monega is the tripoint where the valleys of Argentina, Giara di Rezzo and Arroscia meet. Also the territories of three comuni (Montegrosso Pian Latte, Rezzo and Molini di Triora) meet on the top of the mountain,[3] which is marked by a Summit cross. Its topographic prominence is of 92 metres.[4]

History

Summit cross

The slopes of Monte Monega were deforested during past centuries in order to increase pasture land. The highest part of the mountain is still used as a grazing area for local cattle, and maintains a good amount of biodiversity.[5]

Access to the summit

The summit of Monte Monega can be easily reached on foot starting from Colle del Garezzo (NW) or from Passo della Teglia[6] (SW). The mountain in winter is a well known snowshoes hike.[7]

Conservation

The eastern side of the mountain since 2007 is included in the Parco naturale regionale delle Alpi Liguri.[8]

Maps

  • Italian official maps by Istituto Geografico Militare (IGM), 1:25.000 and 1:100.000 scale (also on line version)
  • Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scale 1:50.000 nr. 15 Albenga, Alassio, Savona, Istituto Geografico Centrale - Turin
  • Carta dei sentieri e stradale scala 1:25.000 nr. 23 Sanremo Ventimiglia Bassa val Roia Val Nervia, Fraternali editore - Ciriè

References

Media related to Monte Monega at Wikimedia Commons

  1. ^ Italian official map 1:25.00 of Istituto Geografico Militare (on-line on www.pcn.minambiente.it)
  2. ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 134. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
  3. ^ "Limiti Amministrativi (Comunali, Provinciali, Regionali) sc. 1:25000". geoportale.regione.liguria.it. Regione Liguria. 2011. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  4. ^ key col: Colle del Garezzo (1795 m)
  5. ^ AA.VV. (2016). Alta via dei monti liguri. Galata. p. 12.
  6. ^ user daniele64 (2011-02-27). "Monega (Monte) e Carmo dei Brocchi dal Passo della Teglia". Retrieved 2018-01-15. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ utente baloo (2016-02-14). "Monega (Monte) dal Passo della Teglia". Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  8. ^ Parco Naturale Regionale delle Alpi Liguri, www.parks.it