Monte Antola Explained

Monte Antola
Elevation M:	1597
Elevation Ref:	^[1]
Map:	Italy
Location:	Liguria and Piemonte, Italy
Range:	Ligurian Apennines
Coordinates:	44.5744°N 9.1497°W

Monte Antola (in Ligurian munte Antua) is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Apennines.

Geography

The mountain is located between the provinces of Genoa and Alessandria. It lies at an altitude of 1597 metres.^[2] Close to the summit is located the Rifugio Parco Antola, a mountain hut built by the Ente Parco and managed by the Club Alpino Italiano. It can accommodate up to 32 hikers or alpinists.^[3]

Access to the summit

Several footpaths meet on mount Antola starting from the surrounding valleys. Among them can be cited:

• the route from Bavastrelli (Propata), which reaches the summit in a couple of hours passing near the new mountain hut built by the natural park;
• the route from Caprile, another village of Propata municipality, which after the saddle near Monte delle Tre Croci reaches the summit following the Po Valley/Ligurian Sea water divide. It takes around 2.30 hours' walking;
• the route from Crocefieschi, through the Incisa pass, demanding more than 4 hours of walk;
• the route from Torriglia through monte Carmo (around 3 hours).^[4]

Conservation

The southern side of the mountain since 1989 is included in the Parco naturale regionale dell'Antola.

Notes and References

1. 1:25.000 map of IGM, see www.pcn.minambiente.it
2. L'Area Protetta, web-page on www.parks.it
3. Web site: Rifugio Parco Antola . www.rifugioantola.com . 2016-03-12 .
4. Book: Guida al Parco Naturale Regionale dell'Antola . Stefano Ardito . Erredì Grafiche Editoriali . 2006 . it . 88-95023-00-5 .