Bric del Dente explained

Bric del Dente
Other Name:Monte Dente
Translation:Hill of the tooth
Language:Italian
Elevation M:1107
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence:176
Prominence Ref:[2]
Map:Italy
Label Position:left
Range:Ligurian Apennines
Coordinates:44.482°N 8.6758°W
Easiest Route:hike
First Ascent:ancestral

Bric del Dente is a 1107 metres high mountain of the Apennines located in the Italian region of Liguria.

Etymology

Bric in Ligurian means hill or mountain, while dente in Italian means tooth.

Geography

The mountain stands on the Adriatic / Ligurian drainage divide between Passo del Faiallo and Passo del Turchino. It belongs to the province of Genoa, in Liguria. Its summit is a tripoint at which the valleys of Cerusa, Orba and Stura di Ovada meet.[3] Sella Bernè (894 m) divides Bric del Dente from the neighbouring Monte Giallo (at East, 969 m), while a saddle at 931 m divides it from Monte Reixa (westwards, 1183 m). The top of the mountain is marked by a memorial pillar overlooked by a small summit cross.

Environment

Bric del Dente sides are generally rocky and steep save the south-western one, gentler and grassier.

Since 1985 the mountain belongs to the Parco naturale regionale del Beigua.[4]

Access to the summit

The mountain is easily accessible by signposted tracks departing from Sella Bernè, Passo del Faiallo or Masone.[5]

The Alta Via dei Monti Liguri, a long-distance trail from Ventimiglia (province of Imperia) to Bolano (province of La Spezia), passes very close to the mountain's summit.[6]

Mountain huts

External links

Notes and References

  1. Genova Varazze Ovada, carta 1:50.000 n.16, Istituto Geografico Centrale (Torino)
  2. [Key col]
  3. 1:25.000 map of Istituto Geografico Militare (IGM), on-line on www.pcn.minambiente.it
  4. Web site: La Rete Natura 2000 . www.parcobeigua.it . Italian . 2016-03-05 .
  5. Web site: Anello del Bric del Dente (1107 m) da Masone . Italian . www.hikr.org . 2016-03-05.
  6. Web site: Tappa n. 21 . www.altaviadeimontiliguri.it . Italian . Associazione Alta Via dei Monti Liguri . 2016-03-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120111025549/http://www.altaviadeimontiliguri.it/portale/it/tappaview.wp?contentId=TAP290 . 2012-01-11 .