Rocca delle Penne
The mountain seen from Rocca Tramontina
Highest point
Elevation1,501 m (4,925 ft)[1]
Prominence122 m (400 ft)[2]
Coordinates44°06′18.8″N 07°55′56.1″E / 44.105222°N 7.932250°E / 44.105222; 7.932250
Naming
English translationFeathers' cliff
Language of nameItalian
Geography
Rocca delle Penne is located in Alps
Rocca delle Penne
Rocca delle Penne
Location in the Alps
LocationLiguria/Piedmont, Italy
Parent rangeLigurian Alps
Climbing
First ascentancestral
Easiest routefrom Colle di Caprauna

Rocca delle Penne is a 1501 metres high mountain in the Ligurian Prealps (part of the Ligurian Alps) in Italy.

Geography

The mountain seen from Monte della Guardia

The mountain is located between the province of Imperia, in Liguria, and the province of Cuneo, in Piedmont. In the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) it gives the name to the Dorsale della Rocca delle Penne,[3] a ridge starting from the main chain of the Alps at monte della Guardia which, heading south-east, divides the valleys Arroscia and Pennaviare/Neva.[4] The mountain is divided by monte della Guardia by the Caprauna pass (1379 m) and from the nearby rocca Tramontina (1495 m) by a saddle at 1470 m.

Access to the summit

The summit of Rocca della Penna can be accessed following unmarked traks on the ridge connecting Colle di Caprauna and rocca Tramontina. [5]

References

  1. ^ Italian official map 1:25.00 of Istituto Geografico Militare (on-line on www.pcn.minambiente.it)
  2. ^ key col: Colle di Caprauna (1379 m)
  3. ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 134. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
  4. ^ Carta turistica ed escursionistica - Provincia di Savona 1:50.000 map; publisher: Provincia di Savona
  5. ^ Cinzia Pezzani, Sergio Grillo (2009). A piedi in Liguria (in Italian). Iter Edizioni. ISBN 9788881770113.

External links

Media related to Rocca delle Penne at Wikimedia Commons

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