Monte Politri Explained

Monte Politri
Other Name:Bric Rosso
Elevation M:3026
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:313
Prominence Ref:[2]
Listing:Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Range:Cottian Alps
Map:Alps
Label Position:left
Coordinates:44.9912°N 7.0187°W
Parent Peak:Monte Albergian
Easiest Route:Scrambling

Monte Politri or Bric Rosso[3] is a 3,026 m a.s.l. mountain of the Cottian Alps, located in Italy.

Geography

The mountain is located on the ridge between Val Chisone (North) and Valle Germanasca (South). Going West an unnamed saddle at 2863 divides Monte Politri from Fea Nera (2,946 m a.s.l.), while going East another saddle at 2,880 m separates it from Truc Cialabrie (2,936 m a.s.l.).

Administratively the north face of the mountain belongs to the Fenestrelle municipality (comune) and the South one to Massello municipality, both in the Metropolitan City of Turin. In clear days its summit offers a good view of Western Alps, a little limited towards NW by the neighbouring Monte Albergian.

SOIUSA classification

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[4]

Access to the summit

The usual route to Monte Politri starts from Colle dell'Albergian (2,713 m), which can be reached by waymarked footpath starting either from Balsiglia (Valle Germanasca) or from Laux (Val Chisone. While long from both these starting points, the route does not require alpine skills but just scrambling. In the Italian scale of hiking difficulty is rated EE (Escursionisti Esperti, namely suitable for expert hikers).[5] Several climbing routes were described around the mountain, ranging from PD- to D+ grade.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geoportale Nazionale - carta IGM 1:25.000 . . 2017-02-22 .
  2. [Key col]
  3. Book: Ferreri, Eugenio . Alpi Cozie cenrali . 1982 . . 244–246 .
  4. Book: Marazzi , Sergio . Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA . Priuli & Verlucca . 2005 . Italian . 978-88-8068-273-8 .
  5. Web site: Politri (Monte) o Bric Rosso e Fea Nera da Balsiglia per il vallone del Pis . user Andrea81 . 2009-04-22 . 2017-02-22 .