Monte Bignone
{{short description|Mountain in Italy}}
{{Expand Italian|topic=geo|date=February 2010|Monte Bignone}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Monte Bignone
| photo = Depliant Funivia San Remo Monte Bignone 1.jpg
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| elevation =
| elevation_m = 1299
| elevation_ft =
| elevation_ref = I.G.C. - Carta dei sentieri 1:50.000 n. 14 San Remo - Imperia - Monte Carlo
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| map = Alps
| map_caption = Location in the Alps
| label_position = left
| range = Ligurian Alps
| coordinates = {{coord|43|52|16|N|07|44|18|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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Monte Bignone is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Alps. It is located in the province of Imperia near Sanremo. It lies at an altitude of 1299 metres and lies within the San Romolo Natural Park.{{Cite web |url=http://www.comunedisanremo.it/?q=node%2Fview%2F117 |title=Parco Naturale San Romolo-Monte Bignone |access-date=2020-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190128/http://www.comunedisanremo.it/?q=node%2Fview%2F117 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}
SOIUSA classification
According to the 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 = 134
| doi =
| isbn = 978-88-8068-273-8
}}
- main part = Western Alps
- major sector = South Western Alps
- section = Ligurian Alps
- subsection = Alpi del Marguareis
- supergroup = Catena del Saccarello
- group = Gruppo del Monte Saccarello
- subgroup = Costiera Ceppo-Bignone
- code = I/A-1.II-A.1.e
Nature conservation
The mountain and its surrounding area are included in a SIC (Site of Community Importance) called Monte Nero - Monte Bignone (code: IT1315806 ).Bollettino Ufficiale Regione Liguria nr.13 of 15-7-2009; the Ligurian SIC list is on-line on [https://lrv.regione.liguria.it/liguriass_prod/class/download.php?urndoc=urn:nir:regione.liguria:legge:2009-07-10;28:5&ext=ORIG lrv.regione.liguria.it] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305041714/https://lrv.regione.liguria.it/liguriass_prod/class/download.php?urndoc=urn%3Anir%3Aregione.liguria%3Alegge%3A2009-07-10%3B28%3A5&ext=ORIG |date=2016-03-05 }} (access: July 2015)
References
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Category:Mountains of the Ligurian Alps
Category:One-thousanders of Italy
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