Rocca delle Penne explained

Rocca delle Penne
Translation:Feathers' cliff
Elevation M:1501
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:122
Prominence Ref:[2]
Range:Ligurian Alps
Location:Liguria/Piedmont, Italy
Map:Alps
Label Position:left
Coordinates:44.1052°N 7.9323°W
Easiest Route:from Colle di Caprauna
First Ascent:ancestral

Rocca delle Penne is a 1501 metres high mountain in the Ligurian Prealps (part of the Ligurian Alps) in Italy.

Geography

The mountain is located between the province of Imperia, in Liguria, and the province of Cuneo, in Piedmont. In the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) it gives the name to the Dorsale della Rocca delle Penne,[3] a ridge starting from the main chain of the Alps at monte della Guardia which, heading south-east, divides the valleys Arroscia and Pennaviare/Neva.[4] The mountain is divided by monte della Guardia by the Caprauna pass (1379 m) and from the nearby rocca Tramontina (1495 m) by a saddle at 1470 m.

Access to the summit

The summit of Rocca della Penna can be accessed following unmarked traks on the ridge connecting Colle di Caprauna and rocca Tramontina.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Italian official map 1:25.00 of Istituto Geografico Militare (on-line on www.pcn.minambiente.it)
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  3. Book: Marazzi, Sergio . Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA . 134 . Priuli & Verlucca . 2005 . it . 978-88-8068-273-8.
  4. Carta turistica ed escursionistica - Provincia di Savona 1:50.000 map; publisher: Provincia di Savona
  5. Book: Cinzia Pezzani, Sergio Grillo . A piedi in Liguria . Iter Edizioni . 2009 . 9788881770113 . it.