Monte Armetta

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Monte Armetta
Monte armetta da dubasso.jpg
Monte Armetta from Monte Dubasso
Highest point
Elevation 1,739 m (5,705 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 805 [1] [3]
Isolation 4.63 km (2.88 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Listing Mountains of Italy
Coordinates 44°08′09″N7°56′19″E / 44.13594°N 7.93872°E / 44.13594; 7.93872
Naming
English translationMountain of the small cave
Language of name Italian
Geography
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Monte Armetta
Location in the Alps
Location Piedmont, Italy
Parent range Ligurian Alps
Climbing
First ascent ancestral
Easiest route hike

Monte Armetta is a mountain in Piedmont, northern Italy, part of the Alps. At an altitude of 1,739 metres it is the highest summit of the Ligurian Prealps. [4]

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Etymology

According to the historian Emanuele Celesia the name Armetta comes from Hermes, but other scholars think that it's a diminutive of arma, a local term used in Liguria for cave . [5] [ full citation needed ]

Geography

Summit cairn. Monte armetta ometto sulla cima.jpg
Summit cairn.

The mountain stands on the main chain of the Alps between Tanaro and Arroscia valleys. It belongs to the province of Cuneo, in Piedmont, and is located on the border between the municipalities of Ormea and Caprauna, not faraway from Liguria. [6]

SOIUSA classification

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way: [7]

Environment

The northern side of the mountain fells with overhanging cliffs towards Ormea, while its gentle southern slopes are covered of woods and pastures. On Monte Armetta, in spite of its not so high elevation, grow several typical mountain flowers as Leontopodium alpinum. [8]

Access to the summit

The mountain is accessible by off-road mountain paths and is crossed by the Alta Via dei Monti Liguri , a long-distance trail from Ventimiglia (province of Imperia) to Bolano (province of La Spezia). [9]

It's also possible to reach monte Armetta from Madonna del Lago sanctuary (located several km from the centre of Alto) through a footpath with signposts, which also crosses Monte Dubasso (1,545 m). [10]

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References

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  3. Key Col: Colle di Nava, 934 m/3064 ft
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