Bric Costa Rossa

Bric Costa Rossa
Bric Costa Rossa
	View of the mountain from colle del Cros
Highest point
Elevation	2,403 m (7,884 ft)
Listing	Alpine mountains 2000-2499 m
Coordinates	44°15′02″N7°36′00″E / 44.2506008°N 7.6000402°E Coordinates: 44°15′02″N7°36′00″E / 44.2506008°N 7.6000402°E
Geography
	Bric Costa Rossa Location in the Alps
Location	Piemonte, Italy
Parent range	Ligurian Alps
Climbing
First ascent	ancestral
Easiest route	waymarked foothpath

Last updated March 19, 2021

The Bric Costa Rossa is a mountain of the Ligurian Alps located in Piedmont (NW Italy).

Etymology

In Piedmontese Bric means mountain or hill, while Costa Rossa con be translated from the Italian as red slope.

Geography

The mountain stands on the ridge dividing the valleys of Vermenagna and Pesio.^[2] Southwards the water divide continues heading to the Punta Mirauda and Cima della Fascia while northwards it connects Bric Costa Rossa with the Bisalta (2,231 m). On some books Bisalta refers not just to this summit but to a small massif whose highest elevation is the Bric Costa Rossa.

SOIUSA classification

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:^[3]

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 Testa Ciaudon-Cima della Fascia)
subgroup = (It:Costiera del Bric Costa Rossa)
code = I/A-1.II-B.3.d

Access to the summit

The Bric Costa Rossa can be reached by a waymarked footpath which follows the ridge connecting it to the Bisalta.^[4] Another hiking route to climb the summit starts from Casali Giachet (a village belonging to the comune of Limone Piemonte).^[5]

The mountain is also accessible in winter by ski mountaineers.^[6]

Maps

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.

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References

↑ 1:25.000 map nr.16 "Val Vermenagna Valle Pesio Alta val Ellero Parco naturale del Marguareis" (Map). Ciriè: Fraternali.
↑ 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. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
↑ Chiaretta, Furio; Ceragioli, Filippo; Molino, Aldo (2006). "La Besimauda (2230 m), il Bric Costa Rossa (2.403 m)". A piedi in Piemonte (in Italian). 1. Iter Edizioni. pp. 221–224. ISBN 9788881771158.
↑ Roberto Vallarino (2015-12-28). "Costa Rossa (Bric) dai Casali Giacet, anello per Costa Testette e Colletto Mirauda" (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-07-22.
↑ "Costa Rossa (Bric) da Tetti Rumiano" (in Italian). 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2019-11-09.

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[frat-1] 1:25.000 map nr.16 "Val Vermenagna Valle Pesio Alta val Ellero Parco naturale del Marguareis" (Map). Ciriè: Fraternali.

[2] Carta in scala 1:50.000 n. 8 Alpi Marittime e Liguri (Map). Torino: Istituto Geografico Centrale.

[3] Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.

[4] Chiaretta, Furio; Ceragioli, Filippo; Molino, Aldo (2006). "La Besimauda (2230 m), il Bric Costa Rossa (2.403 m)". A piedi in Piemonte (in Italian). 1. Iter Edizioni. pp. 221–224. ISBN 9788881771158.

[5] Roberto Vallarino (2015-12-28). "Costa Rossa (Bric) dai Casali Giacet, anello per Costa Testette e Colletto Mirauda" (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-07-22.

[6] "Costa Rossa (Bric) da Tetti Rumiano" (in Italian). 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2019-11-09.

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