Mountain range in Italy and France
The Ligurian Alps are a mountain range in northwestern Italy . A small part is located in France . They form the south-western extremity of the Alps , separated from the Apennines by the Colle di Cadibona . The Col de Tende and the Vermenagna valley[ 2] separate them from the Maritime Alps . They form the border between Piedmont in the north and Liguria in the south.
Geography
Administratively the range is divided between the Italian provinces of Cuneo , Imperia and Savona and the French department of Alpes-Maritimes (south-western slopes).
The Ligurian Alps are drained by the Tanaro River , along with other tributaries of the Po River , on the Piedmontese side, and by several smaller rivers that flow directly to the Mediterranean Sea on the Ligurian and French side.
Chief peaks and passes
Monte Antoroto in winter from Monte Grosso
Summer on Monte Galero
The chief peak of the Western Ligurian Alps is Punta Marguareis (2,651 m), and there are several other summits over 2000 m, while in Eastern Ligurian Alps (also called Ligurian Prealps [ 3] ) the maximum elevation is 1739 m (Monte Armetta ).
Name
metres
feet
Punta Marguareis
2,651
8,695
Monte Mongioie
2,631
8,632
Cima delle Saline
2,612
8,567
Cima della Fascia
2,495
8186
Monte Bertrand
2,480
8136
Pizzo d'Ormea
2,476
8,121
Cima di Pertegà
2,404
7,887
Bric Costa Rossa
2,403
7,884
Cime de Missun
2,255
7726
Monte Besimauda
2,231
7,317
Cima Cars
2,218
7,277
Monte Saccarello
2,201
7,219
Punta Mirauda
2,157
7077
Monte Frontè
2,152
7,058
Monte Antoroto
2,144
7,032
Monte Tanarello
2,096
6,877
Monte Fantino
2,094
6,870
Monte Monega
1,882
6,175
Bric Mindino
1,879
6,163
Monte Armetta
1,739
5,703
Monte Galero
1,708
5,602
Monte della Guardia
1,658
5,440
Rocca delle Penne
1,501
4,925
Monte Carmo di Loano
1,389
4,555
Monte Settepani
1,386
4,546
Monte Spinarda
1,357
4,453
Monte Cianea
1,226
4,022
Monte Camulera
1,224
4,016
Rocca Barbena
1,142
3,747
Monte Peso Grande
1,092
3,583
Monte Alpe
1,056
3,465
Some important passes in the Ligurian Alps are listed below.
Colle Scravaion
Name
Location
Type
Elevation
Colle di Cadibona
Savona to Altare
highway
436 m (1,430 ft)
Colle di Melogno
Finale Ligure to Calizzano
road
1,028 m (3,373 ft)
Giogo di Toirano
Toirano to Bardineto
road
801 m (2,628 ft)
Colle Scravaion
Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena to Bardineto
road
814 m (2,671 ft)
Colle San Bernardo
Albenga to Garessio
road
957 m (3,140 ft)
Colle di Nava
Imperia to Ormea
road
934 m (3,064 ft)
Colle del Quazzo
Calizzano to Garessio
road
1,090 m (3,580 ft)
Colle San Bernardo di Mendatica
Mendatica to Triora and Colle di Nava
road
1,262 m (4,140 ft)
Col de Tende /Colle di Tenda
Tende to Cuneo
road
1,870 m (6,140 ft)
Passo della Teglia
Molini di Triora to Rezzo
road
1,385 m (4,544 ft)
Conservation
Parco naturale regionale delle Alpi Liguri: Monte Frontè and Cima Garlenda
Around 60 square kilometres (23 sq mi) of the Ligurian side of the range since 2007 are part of the Regional Natural Park of the Ligurian Alps .[ 4] On the northern side of the range stands the Natural Park of Marguareis , another regional natural park [ 5] established by the regional government of Piemonte in 1978.
See also
Maps
References
Sections (as per SOIUSA )
South-western North-western
Other ranges Massifs