Monte Taccone Explained

Monte Taccone
Elevation M:	1113
Elevation Ref:	^[1]
Range:	Ligurian Apennines
Location:	Liguria and Piedmont, Italy
Map:	Italy
Coordinates:	44.5606°N 8.85°W
Easiest Route:	hike
First Ascent:	ancestral

Monte Taccone is a mountain located between Liguria and Piedmont in north-western Italy. It is part of the Ligurian Apennines.

Access to the summit

The mountain is accessible by signposted footpaths 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 northern slopes of Monte Taccone are included in the Capanne di Marcarolo natural park.^[3]

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. Siti di Importanza Comunitaria (SIC), Regione Piemonte, list on gis.csi.it (accessed on April 2016)