Monte Tagliaferro
| Monte Tagliaferro | |
|---|---|
 NW face | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,964 m (9,724 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 637 m (2,090 ft)[1][2] |
| Isolation | 4.16 km (2.58 mi)  |
| Listing | Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m |
| Coordinates | 45°52′20″N 07°58′13″E / 45.87222°N 7.97028°E |
| Geography | |
  Monte Tagliaferro Location in the Alps | |
| Location | Province of Vercelli, northern Italy |
| Parent range | Pennine Alps |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | from Rima San Giuseppe |
Monte Tagliaferro is a mountain of the Pennine Alps. It is one of the most popular hiking destination of Valsesia.
Etymology[edit]
The name, which literally means iron cutting, may come from a sharp stone block located not far away from the top.
Geography[edit]
The mountain is located in Valsesia (VC, Piemonte region). Administratively it is divided between the comunes of Alagna Valsesia and Alto Sermenza.
SOIUSA classification[edit]
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 = North Western Alps
- section = Pennine Alps
- subsection = Eastern Aosta and Northern Valsesia Alps
- supergroup = Contrafforti valsesiani del Monte Rosa
- group = Costiera Punta Grober-Tagliaferro-Montevecchio
- subgroup = Costiera del Tagliaferro
- sector of subgroup = Contrafforte Piglimò-Tagliaferro
- code = I/B-9.III-C.7.b/a
Access to the summit[edit]
The easiest route for the summit starts from Rima San Giuseppe and reaches the summit passing through Vallarolo pass (2,332 m).[4] Nearby the mountain, at 2,264 m, is located Rifugio Ferioli, a public mountain hut.
Maps[edit]
- Italian official cartography (Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it
- Istituto Geografico Centrale - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 10 Monte Rosa, Alagna e Macugnaga
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b Geoportale IGM on www.pcn.minambiente.it
- ^ key col: Colle Mud (2,327 m)
- ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 134. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
- ^ Monte Tagliaferro - 2964 m, www.vienormali.it (access: 7-3-2012)