Monte Tanarello
| Monte Tanarello | |
|---|---|
| Mont Tanarel | |
| File:Monte tanarello da cima ventosa.png The mountain from Cima Ventosa | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,094 m (6,870 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 52[1][2] |
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| Naming | |
| English translation | mountain of the little Tanaro |
| Language of name | Italian |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Piemonte, Italy - Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Parent range | Ligurian Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | ancestral |
| Easiest route | hike |
Monte Tanarello (Italian) or Mont Tanarel (French) is a 2094 metres high mountain located on the French-Italian border.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]Tanarello is the diminutive form of Tanaro, the main right-hand tributary of river Po. The river rises between Monte Saccarello and Monte Tanarello as a stream named Tanarello and becomes Tanaro after receiving the waters of another stream called Negrone.[3]
History
[edit | edit source]The mountain up to World War II was totally belonging to Italy but, following the Paris Peace Treaties, signed in February 1947, is now shared between Italy and France.[4]
Geography
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The mountain stands on the main chain of the Alps between Passo Tanarello (2042 m) and Passo Basera (2036 m). Its Italian side belongs to the province of Cuneo, in Piedmont (Tanaro valley), and the French one to Alpes-Maritimes, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (Roya valley).[5]
SOIUSA classification
[edit | edit source]According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[6]
- 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 = Nodo del Monte Saccarello
- code = I/A-1.II-A.1.a
Environment
[edit | edit source]The eastern side of the mountain is gentle and grassy while the western one is a little more rocky and steep.
Access to the summit
[edit | edit source]The mountain is easily accessible by unmarked traks departing from Passo Tanarello or Passo Basera.[7] The summit can also be accessed by mountain bike[8] or with snowshoes.[9]
Mountain huts
[edit | edit source]- Rifugio Sanremo (2,054 m)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Alpi Marittime e Liguri, carta 1:50.000 n.8, Istituto Geografico Centrale (Torino)
- ^ Key Col: Passo Tanarello, 2042 m
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- ^ Trattato di pace tra Italia ed Alleati, treaty text on www.instoria.it (access-date: 2016-02-06)
- ^ 1:25.000 map of Istituto Geografico Militare (IGM), on-line on www.pcn.minambiente.it
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- ^ Saccarello (Monte) da la Brigue per Col Linaire, Baisse de Sanson, Passo Tanarello, itinerary on www.gulliver.it (access: February 2016)
- ^ Monte Tanarello m.2094 da Monesi, itinerary on www.lafiocavenmola.it (access: February 2016)
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