Cima Cars

Cima Cars
Cima Cars
	The summit from Ellero Valley
Highest point
Elevation	2,218 m (7,277 ft)
Prominence	183 m (600 ft)
Coordinates	44°13′11″N7°42′12″E / 44.2197559°N 7.7034535°E
Geography
	Cima Cars Location in the Alps
Location	Piemonte, Italy
Parent range	Ligurian Alps
Climbing
First ascent	ancestral
Easiest route	hiking

Last updated August 12, 2024

The Cima Cars is a mountain of the Ligurian Alps located in Piedmont (NW Italy).

Geography

The mountain stands on the ridge dividing the valleys of Ellero and Pesio. Is located between Colletto Pellerina (2.017 m, North) and Colle di Serpentera (2.035 m, South). Westwards from its summit starts a third ridge which divides two tributary valleys of the Pesio, vallone Serpentera (S) and vallone del Funtanin; on this ridge, close to a saddle at 1.985 m and a summit of 2.030 m, stands the Punta Bartivolera (1.957 m).^[3] The topographic prominence of Cima Cars is of 183 m, as results from the drop in height between the summit (2.218 m) and Colle di Serpentera (2.035 m), its key col. Some summit crosses stand on subsummits of Cima Cars located on its Ellero valley side.

SOIUSA classification

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:^[4]

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 del Marguareis
subgroup = It:Dorsale Serpentera-Cars
code = I/A-1.II-B.2.b

Geology

The area where the mountain stands is of karstic nature. The name Cars itself is linked to this geological feature,^[5] as other toponyms of the Ligurian Alps like as Le Carsene, Sella del Cars, Monte Carsino etc.^[6]

Access to the summit

Cima Cars con be reached by a waymarked footpath starting from Pian delle Gorre (Pesio valley),^[7] or from the Ellero valley, in this case starting from Ponte Murato (Pian Marchisio).^[8]

The mountain is also a classical destination for Ski mountaineering, considered quite engaging (BS - good skiers - difficulty).^[9]

Mountain huts

Rifugio Pian delle Gorre (1.023 m).

Conservation

The western slopes of the mountain, facing the Pesio Valley, are part of the Natural Park of Marguareis, a nature reserve established by Regione Piemonte.

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References

1 2 Fraternali & 1:25.000 map nr.16.
↑ Key col: Colle di Serpentera(2.035 m)
↑ CAI-TCI , p. 371.
↑ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 64. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
↑ AA.VV. (Comitato per le onoranze al Prof. G. Gola) (1947). "Lavori di botanica. Volume pubblicato in occasione del 70 ̊genetliaco del Prof. Giuseppe Gola" (in Italian). Rosenberg & Sellier. p. 211. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
↑ Industria Tipografica Romana, 1939 (1939). Memorie della Società geologica italiana (in Italian). Vol. 2. p. 118. Retrieved 2020-07-02.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
↑ andrea81 (6 June 2010). "Cars (Cima) da Pian delle Gorre per il Vallone Serpentera" (in Italian). gulliver.it. Retrieved 2020-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
↑ Chiaretta, Furio; Ceragioli, Filippo; Molino, Aldo (2006). "La Cima Cars (2218)". A piedi in Piemonte (in Italian). Vol. 1. Subiaco. pp. 238–239. ISBN 88-8177-115-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
↑ "Cars (Cima) da Madonna d'Ardua per il Vallone Serpentera" (in Italian). gulliver.it. 22 May 2008. Retrieved 2020-07-02.

Bibliography

Sergio Marazzi, Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA. Pavone Canavese (TO), Priuli & Verlucca editori, 2005.
Montagna, Euro; Montaldo, Lorenzo (1981). "Alpi Liguri". Guida dei Monti d'Italia (in Italian). CAI-TCI.

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

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[frat-1] 1 2 Fraternali & 1:25.000 map nr.16.

[2] Key col: Colle di Serpentera(2.035 m)

[CAI-TCI-3] CAI-TCI , p. 371.

[4] Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 64. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.

[5] AA.VV. (Comitato per le onoranze al Prof. G. Gola) (1947). "Lavori di botanica. Volume pubblicato in occasione del 70 ̊genetliaco del Prof. Giuseppe Gola" (in Italian). Rosenberg & Sellier. p. 211. Retrieved 2020-07-02.

[6] Industria Tipografica Romana, 1939 (1939). Memorie della Società geologica italiana (in Italian). Vol. 2. p. 118. Retrieved 2020-07-02.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[7] rea81 (6 June 2010). "Cars (Cima) da Pian delle Gorre per il Vallone Serpentera" (in Italian). gulliver.it. Retrieved 2020-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[8] Chiaretta, Furio; Ceragioli, Filippo; Molino, Aldo (2006). "La Cima Cars (2218)". A piedi in Piemonte (in Italian). Vol. 1. Subiaco. pp. 238–239. ISBN 88-8177-115-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[9] "Cars (Cima) da Madonna d'Ardua per il Vallone Serpentera" (in Italian). gulliver.it. 22 May 2008. Retrieved 2020-07-02.

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