Punta Marguareis
{{short description|Mountain in Italy}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Punta Marguareis
Pointe Marguareis
| photo = Nordwand der Punta Marguareis (Ligurische Alpen).JPG
| photo_caption = North face
| elevation_m = 2651
| elevation_ref =
| prominence_m = 780
| prominence_ref = Punta Marguareis, France/Italy, [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=13778 www.peakbagger.com] (accessed on April 2014)
| listing = Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m
| map = Alps
| map_caption = Location of Marguareis in the Alps.
| map_size =
| label_position = right
| location = Piedmont, Italy
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
| range = Ligurian Alps
| coordinates = {{coord|44|09|58|N|7|40|58|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =
| first_ascent = documented: Lorenzo Pareto, 1903
| easiest_route =
}}
The Punta Marguareis (It) or Pointe Marguareis (Fr) is a mountain in the Ligurian Alps, on the boundary between Italy and France; It is the highest peak of the Ligurian Alps.
Geography
Administratively the Marguareis is divided between the Italian region of Piemonte (province: Cuneo) and the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (department: Alpes-Maritimes).
= 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
| title = Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA
| publisher = Priuli & Verlucca
| series =
| year = 2005
| language = Italian
| page = 62
| doi =
| isbn = 978-88-8068-273-8
}}
- main part = Western Alps
- major sector = South Western Alps
- section = Ligurian Alps
- subsection = (It:Alpi del Marguareis/Fr:Alpes Liguriennes Occidentales)
- supergroup = (It:Catena Marguareis-Mongioie/Fr:Chaîne Marguareis-Mongioie)
- group = (It:Gruppo del Marguareis/Fr:Groupe du Marguareis)
- subgroup = (It:Nodo del Marguareis/Fr:Nœud du Marguareis)
- code = I/A-1.II-B.2.a
Geology
File:Rifugio Piero Garelli Marguareis.jpg
The Marguareis is part of a karst area where there are many caves that are very popular among speleologists.Dentro il Marguareis, site [http://www.agsp.it/03_Progetti/01_Marguareis deep up to 900 m www.agsp.it] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123213942/http://www.agsp.it/03_Progetti/01_Marguareis/ |date=2013-01-23 }} (accessed in May 2012)
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]
- French official cartography (Institut Géographique National - IGN); on-line version: [http://www.geoportail.fr/5069711/visu2D/afficher-en-2d.htm www.geoportail.fr]
Bibliography
- {{cite book|first=Andrea|last= Parodi|title= Laghi, cascate e altre meraviglie|publisher= Andrea Parodi Editore|year= 2003}}
External links
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- {{cite web|url = https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=13778 |title = Punta Marguareis, France/Italy | publisher = peakbagger.com }}
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Category:Mountains of Piedmont
Category:Mountains of Alpes-Maritimes
Category:Mountains of the Ligurian Alps
Category:International mountains of Europe
Category:Two-thousanders of France