Monte delle Figne

{{Expand Italian|topic=geo|date=February 2010|Monte delle Figne}}

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Monte delle Figne (Figne Mountain) is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Apennines. It lies at an altitude of 1172 metres.M. Delle Figne m. 1172, [http://www.paolosnow.it/Appennino/figne.htm www.paolosnow.it]

Geography

The mountain is located in the provinces of Genoa and Alessandria. Is divided by Passo Mezzano (1063 m) from Monte Taccone and by Passo della Dagliola (858 m) and a saddle near Cascina Carrosina (825 m) from Monte Tobbio.

Access to the summit

Monte delle Figne is accessible by signposted tracks 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.{{cite book |url= http://www.altaviadeimontiliguri.it/portale/resources/cms/documents/04_MIGNANEGO.pdf |author= Fabrizio Oneto and Fabrizio Càlzia |title= L'alta via dei monti liguri - Monti di Genova |website= www.altaviadeimontiliguri.it |language= Italian |publisher= Galata |accessdate= 2016-04-09 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20151211154412/http://www.altaviadeimontiliguri.it/portale/resources/cms/documents/04_MIGNANEGO.pdf |archivedate= 2015-12-11 }}

{{wide image|Panorama_dal_monte_delle_figne_verso_ovest_a_sin_laghi_gorzente_a_dx_il_tobbio.png|800px|View from the summit: Laghi del Gorzente on the left, Monte Tobbio on the right}}

Nature conservation

North-western slopes of the mountain are included in the Capanne di Marcarolo Piedmontese natural park.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 on April 2016)

References

Category:Mountains of Liguria

Category:Mountains of Piedmont

Category:One-thousanders of Italy

Category:Mountains of the Apennines