Cima Ciantiplagna

Cima Ciantiplagna
Cima Ciantiplagna
	The mountain seen from Punta delle Vallette
Highest point
Elevation	2,849 m (9,347 ft)
Prominence	679 m (2,228 ft)
Parent peak	Monte Orsiera
Isolation	6.77 km (4.21 mi)
Listing	Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m
Coordinates	45°04′22″N7°01′12″E / 45.0728°N 7.0201°E Coordinates: 45°04′22″N7°01′12″E / 45.0728°N 7.0201°E
Geography
	Cima Ciantiplagna Location in the Alps
Location	Piedmont, Italy
Parent range	Cottian Alps
Climbing
Easiest route	hiking

Last updated March 06, 2022

The Cima Ciantiplagna is a mountain in the Cottian Alps belonging to the Province of Turin (Italy).

Geography

The mountain stands on the long ridge which, starting from Sestriere, divides the Susa Valley from Chisone valley, W of the colle delle Finestre. Despite being shaped as an inconspicuous, grassy bump, it's the highest mountains of the area between Colle delle Finestre and Sestriere.^[4] Close to its summit passes an old military road built in order to deserve several military emplacements. It's a dirt road connecting Pian dell'Alpe (Usseaux) with Sestriere, open to cars and motorbikes during summertime.

SOIUSA classification

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:^[5]

main part = Western Alps
major sector = North Western Alps
section = Cottian Alps
subsection = Central Cottian Alps ((in Italian)Alpi del Monginevro)
supergroup = Catena Bucie-Grand Queyron-Orsiera
group = Gruppo dell'Orsiera
subgroup = Costiera Orsiera-Rocciavrè
code = I/A-4.II-A.3.b

Access to the summit

The summit of the Ciantiplagna is easy to reach, and the normal route starts from the old military road linking Sestriere with Colle delle Finestre and briefly follows the NE ridge of the mountain up to its top,^[4] marked by a metallic summit cross. It also can be attained by mountain bike.^[6] Besides summer hiking the Ciantiplagna is also a popular ski mountaineering destination.^[7]

Nature conservation

The mountain and its surrounding area are included in a regional nature park called Parco naturale Orsiera - Rocciavrè, which also is the SIC (Site of Community Importance) of code IT1110006.^[8]

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References

↑ AA.VV. (1961). Piemonte (eccetto Torino e Valle d'Aosta). Touring club italiano - Garzanti. p. 410. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
↑ Cima Ciantiplagna, Italy at Peakbagger.com
↑ Key col: Colle delle Finestre (2,710 m)
1 2 Ferreri, Eugenio (1982). "404. Cima Ciantiplagna". Alpi Cozie centrali. Guida dei Monti d'Italia (in Italian). Milano: CAI / TCI. p. 278.
↑ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 88. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
↑ A.Peverada (2017-08-09). "Cima Ciantiplagna" (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-04-13.
↑ garbo zeneixi (2017-02-21). "Ciantiplagna (Cima) da Frais" (in Italian). gulliver.it. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
↑ Siti di Importanza Comunitaria (SIC), Regione Piemonte, list on gis.csi.it Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (accessed in September 2011)

Maps

Italian official cartography ( Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it
Istituto Geografico Centrale - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 1 Valli di Susa Chisone e Germanasca

External links

Media related to Ciantiplagna at Wikimedia Commons
Cima Ciantiplagna: 360° panoramic image from the summit on pano.ica-net.it Archived 2012-06-26 at the Wayback Machine

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[TCI-1] AA.VV. (1961). Piemonte (eccetto Torino e Valle d'Aosta). Touring club italiano - Garzanti. p. 410. Retrieved 2020-04-13.

[Peakbagger-2] Cima Ciantiplagna, Italy at Peakbagger.com

[3] Key col: Colle delle Finestre (2,710 m)

[CAI-TCI-4] 1 2 Ferreri, Eugenio (1982). "404. Cima Ciantiplagna". Alpi Cozie centrali. Guida dei Monti d'Italia (in Italian). Milano: CAI / TCI. p. 278.

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

[6] A.Peverada (2017-08-09). "Cima Ciantiplagna" (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-04-13.

[7] rbo zeneixi (2017-02-21). "Ciantiplagna (Cima) da Frais" (in Italian). gulliver.it. Retrieved 2020-04-13.

[8] Siti di Importanza Comunitaria (SIC), Regione Piemonte, list on gis.csi.it Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (accessed in September 2011)

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