Bric Costa Rossa Explained

Bric Costa Rossa
Elevation M:2403
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Ligurian Alps
Map:Alps
Label Position:left
Coordinates:44.2506°N 7.6°W
Listing:Alpine mountains 2000-2499 m
Easiest Route:waymarked footpath
First Ascent:ancestral

The Bric Costa Rossa is a mountain of the Ligurian Alps located in Piedmont (NW Italy).

Etymology

In Piedmontese Bric means mountain or hill, while Costa Rossa con be translated from the Italian as red slope.

Geography

The mountain stands on the ridge dividing the valleys of Vermenagna and Pesio.[2] Southwards the water divide continues heading to the Punta Mirauda and Cima della Fascia while northwards it connects Bric Costa Rossa with the Bisalta (2,231 m). On some books Bisalta refers not just to this summit but to a small massif whose highest elevation is the Bric Costa Rossa.

SOIUSA classification

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

Access to the summit

The Bric Costa Rossa can be reached by a waymarked footpath which follows the ridge connecting it to the Bisalta.[4] Another hiking route to climb the summit starts from Casali Giachet (a village belonging to the comune of Limone Piemonte).[5]

The mountain is also accessible in winter by ski mountaineers.[6]

Maps

Notes and References

  1. 1:25.000 map nr.16 "Val Vermenagna Valle Pesio Alta val Ellero Parco naturale del Marguareis" . Fraternali . Ciriè .
  2. Carta in scala 1:50.000 n. 8 Alpi Marittime e Liguri . . Torino .
  3. Book: Marazzi , Sergio . Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA . Priuli & Verlucca . 2005 . Italian . 978-88-8068-273-8 .
  4. Book: it . A piedi in Piemonte . La Besimauda (2230 m), il Bric Costa Rossa (2.403 m) . 221–224 . Furio . Chiaretta . Filippo . Ceragioli . Aldo . Molino . Iter Edizioni . 2006 . 1 . 9788881771158 .
  5. Web site: Costa Rossa (Bric) dai Casali Giacet, anello per Costa Testette e Colletto Mirauda . it . 2015-12-28 . 2019-07-22 . Roberto Vallarino .
  6. Web site: Costa Rossa (Bric) da Tetti Rumiano . it . 2009-02-16 . 2019-11-09.