Passo Tanarello
{{Short description|Mountain pass in the Ligurian Alps}}
{{Infobox mountain pass
| name = Passo Tanarello
| other_name = Pas du Tanarel
| photo = Passo tanarello da versante italiano.png
| photo_caption = Italian side
| elevation_m = 2042
| elevation_ref =Alpi Marittime e Liguri, carta 1:50.000 n.8, Istituto Geografico Centrale (Torino)
| traversed = former military dirt road{{ Cite book | title = Valle Argentina | first = Paolo |last = Stringa |publisher = Sagep |year = 1976 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=pq1WAAAAYAAJ&q=Passo+Tanarello+collardente | access-date =2016-02-19 |language = it}}
| map = Alps
| map_caption = Location of the pass
| map_size =
| label = Passo Tanarello
| coords = {{coord|44.07925|N|7.71513|E|type:pass_region:IT|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| location = Piedmont, Italy
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
| range = Ligurian Alps
| topo =
}}
Passo Tanarello (in Italian) or Pas du Tanarel (in French) at 2,042 m is a mountain pass in the Ligurian Alps. It connects the valleys of Roya in France and Tanaro in Italy.
Etymology
Tanarello is the diminutive form of Tanaro, the main right-bank tributary of the River Po.{{Cite book |title = Pesca: Apprendere e praticare l'arte della pesca nelle acque dolci e in mare: ambienti, tecniche, pesci | author = Alfredo Caligiani | publisher = De Agostini | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=SqwIsT9-iIgC&dq=tanaro+tanarello+negrone&pg=PA304 |language = it | access-date = 2016-02-07| isbn = 9788841876824 | date = 2012-01-03 }}
Geography
File:Monte tanarello da cima ventosa.png{{More citations needed|date=February 2024}}
Passo Tanarello is located on the main chain of the Alps between Monte Tanarello and Cima Ventosa. It connects the basins of the Ligurian Sea (south of the pass) and the River Po. Administratively the Italian side belongs to the municipality of Briga Alta and the French side to La Brigue.
Located near the pass are the remains of an old barracks and a small building still used by local farmers.
History
Up to World War II, the pass was totally in Italian territory, but due to the Paris Peace Treaties signed in February 1947, it is now on the border between Italy and France.Treaty text on {{ Cite web |title =Trattato di pace tra Italia ed Alleati | url = http://www.instoria.it/home/trattato_pace_italia_alleati.htm |website = www.instoria.it|language = it |access-date = 2016-02-19}}
Hiking
The pass is easily accessible by walking and mountain bike by following the old military road.{{ Cite web |title = Saccarello (Monte) da la Brigue per Col Linaire, Baisse de Sanson, Passo Tanarello | url = http://www.gulliver.it/itinerario/6456/ |website = www.gulliver.it|language = it |access-date = 2016-02-19}} Monte Tanarello can be climbed using unmarked footpaths accessed from the path to the south and Cima Ventosa can be climbed to the north.{{ Cite web | title =M.Saccarello - anello des fontaines |language = it | url = http://www.gambeinspalla.org/gruppi_montuosi/alpi_liguri/m_saccarello_anello_des_fontaines.htm | website = www.gambeinspalla.org | access-date = 2016-02-07}} It can also be accessed in winter with snowshoes.{{ Cite web |title = Monte Tanarello m.2094 da Monesi | url = http://www.lafiocavenmola.it/modules/xcgal/thumbnails.php?album=4249 |website = www.lafiocavenmola.it |language = it |access-date = 2016-02-19}}
See also
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References
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Category:Mountain passes of Piedmont
Category:Mountain passes of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur