Monte Cimone
{{Short description|Mountain in Italy}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Monte Cimone
| photo = Monte Cimone versante nord.jpg
| photo_caption = Monte Cimone
| elevation_m = 2165
| elevation_ref = [http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/EuroCoreP1500m.html "Europe Ultra-Prominences"] Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
| prominence_m = 1577
| listing = Ultra
| map = Italy
| map_caption = Location in Italy
| map_size = 250
| label_position =
| location = Emilia-Romagna, Italy
| range = Tuscan-Emilian Apennines
| coordinates = {{coord|44|11|38|N|10|42|05|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| first_ascent = 1569, by count Guidinello Montecuccoli{{Cite book | url = http://www.isac.cnr.it/cimone/sites/default/files/SentieroAtmosfera.pdf | title = Monte Cimone | publisher = Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche and Parco del Frignano | author = Paolo Bonasoni, Paolo Cristofanelli and Angela Marinoni | access-date = 2016-07-15 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160818235734/http://www.isac.cnr.it/cimone/sites/default/files/SentieroAtmosfera.pdf | archivedate = 2016-08-18 }}
| easiest_route =
}}
Monte Cimone is the highest mountain in the northern Apennines, of Italy.
Geography
The mountain has an elevation of 2,165 m and is also the highest point in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.
It encompasses the comuni of Fiumalbo, Sestola, Fanano and Riolunato in the province of Modena. Its interior houses a military structure; for this reason, during the Cold War, access to the peak was forbidden.
During World War II it was a German radar site and anti-aircraft gun battery. Later it was used as a communications relay site by the U.S. Air Force, until removed in 2008.
=Climate=
Due to altitude, the climate is subarctic (Köppen: Dfc), similar to other high mountains in the Alps. The annual average temperature is {{Convert|3.5|C}}, the hottest month in August is {{Convert|12.2|C}}, and the coldest month is {{Convert|-3.6|C}} in February. The annual precipitation is {{Convert|490.7|mm|2}}, of which October is the wettest with {{Convert|74.07|mm|2}}, while April is the driest with only {{Convert|19.7|mm|2}}.
{{Weather box
|location= Monte Cimone, elevation: {{convert|2165|m|abbr=on|disp=or}}, 1991-2020 normals, extremes 1935–present
|metric first= Yes
|single line= Yes
|collapsed = Yes
|Jan record high C = 11.8
|Feb record high C = 12.0
|Mar record high C = 11.2
|Apr record high C = 13.0
|May record high C = 19.0
|Jun record high C = 22.0
|Jul record high C = 24.4
|Aug record high C = 24.0
|Sep record high C = 21.2
|Oct record high C = 17.2
|Nov record high C = 17.0
|Dec record high C = 12.6
|year record high C = 24.4
|Jan high C = -1.0
|Feb high C = -1.6
|Mar high C = 0.6
|Apr high C = 2.8
|May high C = 7.3
|Jun high C = 12.0
|Jul high C = 14.9
|Aug high C = 14.8
|Sep high C = 9.8
|Oct high C = 6.7
|Nov high C = 2.4
|Dec high C = -0.3
|year high C = 5.7
|Jan mean C = -3.0
|Feb mean C = -3.6
|Mar mean C = -1.6
|Apr mean C = 0.7
|May mean C = 5.0
|Jun mean C = 9.5
|Jul mean C = 12.1
|Aug mean C = 12.2
|Sep mean C = 7.5
|Oct mean C = 4.5
|Nov mean C = 0.5
|Dec mean C = -2.4
|year mean C = 3.5
|Jan low C = -5.0
|Feb low C = -5.8
|Mar low C = -3.5
|Apr low C = -1.1
|May low C = 2.9
|Jun low C = 7.2
|Jul low C = 9.7
|Aug low C = 10.0
|Sep low C = 5.5
|Oct low C = 2.6
|Nov low C = -1.3
|Dec low C = -4.2
|year low C = 1.4
|Jan record low C = -22.2
|Feb record low C = -21.8
|Mar record low C = -21.0
|Apr record low C = -14.8
|May record low C = -10.0
|Jun record low C = -4.6
|Jul record low C = -1.4
|Aug record low C = -1.8
|Sep record low C = -5.8
|Oct record low C = -11.2
|Nov record low C = -17.0
|Dec record low C = -20.0
|year record low C = -22.2
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 24.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 30.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 23.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 19.7
|May precipitation mm = 34.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 43.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 46.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 41.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 66.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 74.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 58.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 27.9
|year precipitation mm = 490.7
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 4.50
|Feb precipitation days = 5.57
|Mar precipitation days = 4.64
|Apr precipitation days = 5.14
|May precipitation days = 6.34
|Jun precipitation days = 5.75
|Jul precipitation days = 5.00
|Aug precipitation days = 5.47
|Sep precipitation days = 7.10
|Oct precipitation days = 7.77
|Nov precipitation days = 8.00
|Dec precipitation days = 5.48
|year precipitation days = 70.76
|humidity colour = green
|Jan humidity = 68.8
|Feb humidity = 71.0
|Mar humidity = 74.6
|Apr humidity = 76.7
|May humidity = 75.6
|Jun humidity = 72.5
|Jul humidity = 69.5
|Aug humidity = 69.6
|Sep humidity = 75.6
|Oct humidity = 74.6
|Nov humidity = 75.4
|Dec humidity = 72.6
|year humidity = 73.0
|Jan sun = 185.1
|Feb sun = 192.4
|Mar sun = 226.3
|Apr sun = 191.4
|May sun = 204.6
|Jun sun = 222.3
|Jul sun = 244.3
|Aug sun = 239.6
|Sep sun = 198.3
|Oct sun = 203.7
|Nov sun = 155.7
|Dec sun = 168.3
|year sun = 2431.9
|Jan dew point C = -8.7
|Feb dew point C = -8.7
|Mar dew point C = -5.7
|Apr dew point C = -2.8
|May dew point C = 1.1
|Jun dew point C = 4.7
|Jul dew point C = 6.6
|Aug dew point C = 6.7
|Sep dew point C = 3.4
|Oct dew point C = -0.0
|Nov dew point C = -3.9
|Dec dew point C = -7.2
|year dew point C = -1.2
|source 1 = NOAA{{cite web
|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Italy/CSV/MonteCimone_16134.csv
|title = Monte Cimone Climate Normals 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = August 29, 2023
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230831020427/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Italy/CSV/MonteCimone_16134.csv
|archive-date = 2023-08-31}}
|source 2 = Temperature estreme in Toscana{{cite web
|url = http://climaintoscana.altervista.org/italia/stazioni-wmo/monte-cimone/
|language = it
|title=Temperature estreme in Monte Cimone
|publisher = Temperature estreme in Toscana
|access-date = August 31, 2023
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230831020651/http://climaintoscana.altervista.org/italia/stazioni-wmo/monte-cimone/
|archive-date = 2023-08-31}}
}}
Skiing
It is a frequented winter ski resort. In the resort there are 31 ski trails for a total length of more than 50 km (the longest trail is 3,6 km) served by 26 lifts. Ski season starts usually at the beginning of December (often in the last week end of November) and ends in the middle of April.
The resort is composed by six different area (Passo del Lupo, Polle, Cimoncino, Lago Ninfa, Montecreto and Pian del Falco) well-linked by trails and lifts.
Famous trails are the no. 9-Nord Funivia (red trail, length 1,9 km), no. 10-Direttissima (black trail, length 1,7 km), no. 17-Sette Fontane (red/black trail, length 2,7 km) and no. 5-Delle Aquile (red-black trail, length 2,7 km).
The resort is frequented also by snowboarders as it hosts a large snowpark in Passo del Lupo's area (with a half pipe 85 mt length, woops, two jump rail, three kink box, three box, three C box, four double tube, one triple kink box, one kink, one rainbow box, one triple kink, kicker three-12m, one-16m, one spine 20m 3 box in line 6m), plus two minor snowparks in the areas of Lago Ninfa and Polle.
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=10176 "Monte Cimone, Italy" on Peakbagger]
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Category:Highest points of Italian regions