Monte Mongioie
| Monte Mongioie | |
|---|---|
 View of the mountain from Pian Ballaur (West) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,631 m (8,632 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 476 m (1,562 ft)  |
| Isolation | 8.05 km (5.00 mi) |
| Listing | Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m |
| Coordinates | 44°10′27″N 7°47′07″E / 44.1741286°N 7.7852760°E |
| Geography | |
  Monte Mongioie Location in the Alps | |
| Location | Piemonte, Italy |
| Parent range | Ligurian Alps |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | limestone, dolomite and schists.[2] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | waymarked hiking route |
The Monte Mongioie is a mountain of the Ligurian Alps located in Piedmont (NW Italy).
Toponymy[edit]
The mountain was once known also as Cima Rascaira, and appears with this name in the official map of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861) printed in 1852.[3] It is also referenced as Raschera, which is the name of a lake, of alpine pasture at the foot of the mountain and of the typical cheese of the area.[4] Due to its isolation the summit offers a very good view on a wide stretch of the Western Alps.[3]
Geography[edit]
The mountain is the tripoint where the valleys of Tanaro (south), Ellero (NW) and Corsaglia (NE) meet.[5] Westwards the north water divide of Tanaro Valley continues heading to the Cima delle Saline, while eastwards it connects Monte Mongioie with Monte Rotondo and Pizzo d'Ormea through a pass named Bocchino dell’Aseo (2,295 m). The Corsaglia/Ellero ridge branching out from Monte Mongioie heads North towards the Po Plain.
SOIUSA classification[edit]
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 = It:Alpi del Marguareis/Fr:Alpes Liguriennes Occidentales
- supergroup = It:Catena Marguareis-Mongioie/Fr:Chaîne Marguareis-Mongioie
- group =It:Gruppo Mongioie-Mondolè
- subgroup = It:nodo del Mongioie
- code = I/A-1.II-B.4.a
Geology[edit]
Monte Mongioie summit and western slopes are made of tabular, marmoreal limestone, dating back to Jurassic; on its eastern part also emerge Triassic layers of dolomitic limestone, located in a belt oriented from North to South passing through the Bocchino dell'Aseo. On the sub-vertical cliffs near the summit and on the SW ridge of MOnte Mongioie can be noticed blackish schistose limestones, fine-grained grey dolomite and red and yellow schists.[2]
Access to the summit[edit]
Summer[edit]
The normal route to the Mongioie requires some hiking experience but not alpinistic skills.[3] The summit can be accessed by a waymarked itinerary from Viozene (in the comune of Ormea) passing through a mountain hut named Rifugio Mongioie (1.555 m), and then following by a large foothpath up to Pian dell'Olio. From there a gully called Canale delle Scaglie leads to the Bocchino dell'Aseo, a mountain pass on the Tanaro-Corsaglia water divide. The last part of the ascensin runs up the western ridge of the mountain.[3]
Winter[edit]
The mountain is also accessible in winter by ski mountaineers from Viozene[7] or Artesina.[8]
Mountain huts[edit]
- Rifugio Mongioie (Tanaro valley),
- Rifugio Havis De Giorgio (Ellero valley),
- Cavallero bivuac (Corsaglia valley).
Maps[edit]
- Cartografia ufficiale italiana in scala 1:25.000 e 1:100.000 (Map). Istituto Geografico Militare.
- Carta in scala 1:50.000 n. 8 Alpi Marittime e Liguri (Map). Torino: Istituto Geografico Centrale.
- Carta dei sentieri e stradale scala 1:25.000 n. 22 Mondovì Val Ellero Val Maudagna Val Corsaglia Val Casotto (Map). Ciriè: Fraternali editore.
References[edit]
- ^ 1:25.000 map nr.16 "Val Vermenagna Valle Pesio Alta val Ellero Parco naturale del Marguareis" (Map). Ciriè: Fraternali.
- ^ a b "Carta Geologica d'Italia scala 1:100.000 - foglio 91 - Boves". Apat.gov.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2012-03-14.
- ^ a b c d "Provincia di Cuneo - monte Mongioie" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ^ Donnelly, Catherine (2016). "Raschera". The Oxford Companion to Cheese. Oxford University Press. p. 606. ISBN 9780199330898. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
- ^ Carta in scala 1:50.000 n. 8 Alpi Marittime e Liguri (Map). Torino: Istituto Geografico Centrale.
- ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. pp. 62–63. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
- ^ "Mongioie (Monte) da Viozene" (in Italian). Gulliver.it. 2010-04-28. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
- ^ "Mongioie (Monte) da Artesina" (in Italian). Gulliver.it. 2011-04-13. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
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