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Monte Fantino

Coordinates: 44°13′11″N 7°47′38″E / 44.2196240°N 7.7940256°E / 44.2196240; 7.7940256
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Monte Fantino
Monte Fantino and Pian Camozzera
Highest point
Elevation2,094 m (6,870 ft)[1]
Prominence161 m (528 ft)[2]
Coordinates44°13′11″N 7°47′38″E / 44.2196240°N 7.7940256°E / 44.2196240; 7.7940256
Geography
Monte Fantino is located in Alps
Monte Fantino
Monte Fantino
Location in the Alps
LocationPiemonte, Italy
Parent rangeLigurian Alps
Climbing
First ascentancestral
Easiest routehiking

The Monte Fantino is a mountain of the Ligurian Alps located in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy.

Geography

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North face

The mountain stands on the ridge dividing the small valleys of Rio Sbornina and Rio Sotto Crosa, both tributary of the Corsaglia. The ridge starts from Cima della Brignola, descends till to the Bocchino della Brignola (2.276 m), rises again up to Cima Ferlette and follows with the del Punta Lusco (2.277 m) and Monte Fantino, ending at the confluence between the two streams, close to the "Stalle Buroch" ("Buroch's stables").[1] Monte Fantino summit is marked by a cross; its prominence is 161 m.[2] The east side of the mountain features steep and even grassy slopes, while its NW face overhangs rio Sbornina valley with a rocky wall of almost 500 metres drop.[3] Administratively the mountain belongs to the comune of Frabosa Soprana.

SOIUSA classification

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

  • main part = Western Alps
  • major sector = South Western Alps
  • section = Ligurian Alps
  • subsection = It:Alpi del Marguareis/Fr:Alpes Liguriennes Occidentales
  • supergroup = It:Catena Marguareis-Mongioie/Fr:Chaîne Marguareis-Mongioie
  • group = It:Gruppo Mongioie-Mondolè
  • subgroup = It:Dorsale Cima Brignola-Mondolè
  • code = I/A-1.II-B.4.b

Geology

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Monte Fantino stands in a karstic area. Around the mountain have been discovered some caves.[3]

Access to the summit

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Summit cross

Summer

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The summit of Monte Fantino can be reached with an hike starting from the saddle known as Sella Brignola (1.933 m),[5] which can be accessed either from the Corsaglia valley (Ponte di Murao)[6] or from the Rifugio della Balma. On the sw rocky wall have been traced some classic climbing routes.[7]

Winter

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The Monte Fantino can be reached in winter by some Ski mountaineering from different places; a well known itinerary starts from Prato Nevoso. Its difficulty rate is considered BS ('Skilled skiers).[8]

Mountain huts

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References

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  1. ^ a b Fraternali & 1:25.000 map nr.22.
  2. ^ a b "Monte Fantino". Peakery.com. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b Sacco, Federico (1885). "Nuove caverne ossifere e non ossifere nelle Alpi Marittime". Bollettino del Club alpino italiano (in Italian). Torino: G.Candeletti - Tipografo del C.A.I. p. 237. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  4. ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 64. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
  5. ^ "Fantino (Monte) dal Ponte Murao" (in Italian). Gullver.it. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  6. ^ Chiaretta; Ceragioli, Filippo; M olino, Aldo (2006). "610 - La Sella della Brignola, il Monte Fantino (2094 m)". A piedi in Piemonte (in Italian). Vol. 1. Subiaco. pp. 246–248. ISBN 88-8177-115-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ^ CAI-TCI & Alpi liguri, pages 421-423.
  8. ^ "Fantino (Monte) da Prato Nevoso per il Rifugio della Balma" (in Italian). Gulliver.it. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-28.

Bibliography

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  • Sergio Marazzi, Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA. Pavone Canavese (TO), Priuli & Verlucca editori, 2005.
  • Montagna, Euro; Montaldo, Lorenzo (1981). "Alpi Liguri". Guida dei Monti d'Italia (in Italian). CAI-TCI.

Maps

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