Monte Leco Explained

Monte Leco
Elevation M:1072
Elevation Ref:[1]
Map:Italy Liguria#Italy Piedmont#Italy
Location:Liguria, Italy
Piedmont, Italy
Range:Ligurian Apennines
Coordinates:44.5642°N 8.8733°W
Easiest Route:dirt road
First Ascent:ancestral

Monte Leco is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Apennines. It is located in the provinces of Genoa and Alessandria. It lies at an altitude of 1072 metres.

Access to the summit

The mountain is easily accessible by signposted tracks departing from Bocchetta Pass or Isoverde (municipality of Campomorone).

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.[2]

Nature conservation

The mountain and its surrounding area are part of a SIC (Site of Community Importance) called Praglia – Pracaban – M. Leco – P. Martin (code: IT1331501).[3] Its northern slopes are included in the Piedmontese natural park of the Capanne di Marcarolo.[4]

Notes and References

  1. [Istituto Geografico Centrale|I.G.C.]
  2. Book: L'alta via dei monti liguri - Monti di Genova . Fabrizio Oneto and Fabrizio Càlzia . www.altaviadeimontiliguri.it . Italian . Galata . 2016-04-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151211154412/http://www.altaviadeimontiliguri.it/portale/resources/cms/documents/04_MIGNANEGO.pdf . 2015-12-11 .
  3. Bollettino Ufficiale Regione Liguria nr.13 of 15-7-2009; the Ligurian SIC list is on-line at lrv.regione.liguria.it (access: July 2015)
  4. Siti di Importanza Comunitaria (SIC), Regione Piemonte, list on gis.csi.it (accessed on April 2016)