Cima delle Saline explained

Cima delle Saline
Elevation M:2612
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:270
Prominence Ref:[2]
Range:Ligurian Alps
Map:Alps
Label Position:left
Coordinates:44.176°N 7.7339°W
Geology:mainly limestone
Easiest Route:waymarked hiking route
First Ascent:ancestral

The Cima delle Saline is a mountain of the Ligurian Alps located in Piedmont (NW Italy).

Toponymy

Cima delle Saline literally means Summit of the salt marshes. The name comes the neighbouring Passo delle Saline, a mountain pass which was used in the past by marchants in order to bring into the Po Plain the salt produced by the Mediterranean sea.[3]

Geography

The mountain rises in the karstic complex of the Marguareis, on the water divide between the valleys of Ellero and Tanaro. At 2,612 metres above sea level, is the third elevation of the Ligurian Alps after Marguareis and Mongioie. Its prevailing rocks are Jurassic limestones.[4] The north face of the Cima delle Saline consists in almost vertical cliffs, while its southern side is a long and gentler slope, rich in sinkholes. If seen from the plain, its summit shows a characteristic rounded shape.[5]

SOIUSA classification

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[6]

Conservation

Since 1978 the mountain and its southern slopes belong to the Natural Park of Marguareis.[7]

Access to the summit

Summer

Reaching the summit does not require alpinistic skill but some scrambling. A waymarked itinerary which follows the GTA route upo to the Passo delle Saline (a saddle connecting Tanaro and Ellero valleys) amc then the E ridge of the mountain starts from Carnino Inferiore, a village in the comune of Briga Alta, in the upper Tanaro valley.[8] It is also possible to reach the summit from Pian Marchisio (Ellero Valley, North of the mountain), also through the Passo delle Saline.[9] The Cima delle Saline is also a challenging climb for mountain biking.[10]

Winter

The mountain is also accessible in winter by ski mountaineers, but early spring is considered the best period for this ascent.[11]

Mountain huts

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. [Key col]
  3. , Passo delle Saline, Claudio Trova Web site: Valle Ellero - Passo delle Saline . 2020-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080509095753/http://www.vallidicuneo.net/passo_delle_saline.htm . 2008-05-09 . dead . .
  4. 91 Carta Geologica d'Italia 1:100.000 - Foglio 91 - Boves Web site: ISPRA: Visualizza foglio geologico . 2020-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120314161828/http://www.apat.gov.it/Media/carta_geologica_italia/tavoletta.asp?foglio=91 . 2012-03-14 . dead . .
  5. Web site: it . Cima delle Saline . Parco del Marguareis . 2020-02-01 . 2019-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190722194933/http://www.parcomarguareis.it/montagne/cima-delle-saline . dead .
  6. Book: Marazzi , Sergio . Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA . Priuli & Verlucca . 2005 . Italian . 62–63 . 978-88-8068-273-8 .
  7. Web site: Montagne - Le Alpi Liguri: alte vette e abissi profondi . Ente di gestione Aree Protette Alpi Marittime . 2019-07-23 . it . 2019-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190722194908/http://www.parcomarguareis.it/montagne . dead .
  8. Book: Kürschner, Iris . https://books.google.com/books?id=HDzhLftYFAMC&q=Cima+delle+Saline+carnino&pg=PA240 . GTA Grande Traversata delle Alpi: attraverso il Piemonte fino al Mediterraneo. 65 tappe. GPS . it . Bergverlag Rother GmbH . 2012 . 60 Rifigio Garelli - Upega . 238–240 . 9783763345021 . 2020-01-31 .
  9. Book: A piedi in Piemonte . 1 . Furio . Chiaretta . Filippo . Ceragioli. Aldo . Molino . 608 - La Cima delle Saline . 242–244 . 8881771152 . 2006 . Subiaco . Iter edizioni . it . .
  10. Web site: Saline (2612 m) - Pian Ballaur (2604 m) - Serpentera (2358 m) . it. 2020-01-31.
  11. Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=KjttelynsZEC&q=%22cima+delle+saline%22+sci&pg=PA271 . it . Touring Club Italiano . Piemonte (non compresa Torino) . Da Ceva a Imperia . 271 . 1976 . 9788836500017 . 2020-02-01.

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