Cima Ciantiplagna
{{short description|Mountain in Italy}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Cima Ciantiplagna
| photo = Cima Ciantiplagna.JPG
| photo_caption = The mountain seen from Punta delle Vallette
| elevation_m = 2849
| parent_peak = Monte Orsiera
| prominence_m = 679
| prominence_ref = {{peakbagger|13889|Cima Ciantiplagna, Italy}}Key col: Colle delle Finestre (2,710 m)
| listing = Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m
| range = Cottian Alps
| map = Alps
| map_caption = Location in the Alps
| label_position = left
| coordinates = {{coord|45.0728|N|7.0201|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = hiking
}}
The Cima Ciantiplagna is a mountain in the Cottian Alps belonging to the Province of Turin (Italy).
Geography
File:frais da val clarea sfondo ciantiplagna.jpg
The mountain stands on the long ridge which, starting from Sestriere, divides the Susa Valley from Chisone valley, W of the colle delle Finestre. Despite being shaped as an inconspicuous, grassy bump, it's the highest mountains of the area between Colle delle Finestre and Sestriere.{{cite book | series = Guida dei Monti d'Italia | location = Milano| language = it |first1 = Eugenio |last1 =Ferreri |title= Alpi Cozie centrali |year = 1982 | pages = 278 |publisher = CAI / TCI | chapter = 404. Cima Ciantiplagna }} Close to its summit passes an old military road built in order to deserve several military emplacements. It's a dirt road connecting Pian dell'Alpe (Usseaux) with Sestriere, open to cars and motorbikes during summertime.
= SOIUSA classification =
According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:{{cite book
| last = Marazzi
| first = Sergio
| authorlink =
| title = Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA
| publisher = Priuli & Verlucca
| series =
| year = 2005
| language = Italian
| page = 88
| doi =
| isbn = 978-88-8068-273-8
}}
- main part = Western Alps
- major sector = North Western Alps
- section = Cottian Alps
- subsection = Central Cottian Alps ({{in lang|it}} Alpi del Monginevro)
- supergroup = Catena Bucie-Grand Queyron-Orsiera
- group = Gruppo dell'Orsiera
- subgroup = Costiera Orsiera-Rocciavrè
- code = I/A-4.II-A.3.b
Access to the summit
The summit of the Ciantiplagna is easy to reach, and the normal route starts from the old military road linking Sestriere with Colle delle Finestre and briefly follows the NE ridge of the mountain up to its top, marked by a metallic summit cross. It also can be attained by mountain bike.{{cite web | title = Cima Ciantiplagna | language = it | author = A.Peverada | date = 2017-08-09 | url = http://www.peveradasnc.it/mtb/percorsi/assietta.htm | accessdate = 2020-04-13}} Besides summer hiking the Ciantiplagna is also a popular ski mountaineering destination.{{cite web | title = Ciantiplagna (Cima) da Frais | language = it | publisher = gulliver.it | date = 2017-02-21 | author = garbo zeneixi | url = https://www.gulliver.it/itinerario/1425/ | accessdate = 2020-04-13}}
Nature conservation
The mountain and its surrounding area are included in a regional nature park called Parco naturale Orsiera - Rocciavrè, which also is the SIC (Site of Community Importance) of code IT1110006.Siti di Importanza Comunitaria (SIC), Regione Piemonte, list on [http://gis.csi.it/parchi/sic.pdf gis.csi.it] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204748/http://gis.csi.it/parchi/sic.pdf |date=2016-03-03 }} (accessed in September 2011)
References
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Maps
- Italian official cartography (Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: [http://www.pcn.minambiente.it/viewer/ www.pcn.minambiente.it]
- Istituto Geografico Centrale - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 1 Valli di Susa Chisone e Germanasca
External links
- {{commons category-inline|Ciantiplagna}}
- Cima Ciantiplagna: 360° panoramic image from the summit on [http://pano.ica-net.it/Grandi/Ciantiplagna.htm pano.ica-net.it] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626172704/http://pano.ica-net.it/Grandi/Ciantiplagna.htm |date=2012-06-26 }}
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Category:Two-thousanders of Italy
Category:Mountains of Piedmont