Monte Grammondo

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Monte Grammondo
Mont Grandmont
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Monte Grammondo snow-clad seen from Bordighera
Highest point
Elevation 1,378 m (4,521 ft) [1]
Prominence 671 [1]
Isolation 9.33 km (5.80 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Coordinates 43°50′29″N07°30′31″E / 43.84139°N 7.50861°E / 43.84139; 7.50861 Coordinates: 43°50′29″N07°30′31″E / 43.84139°N 7.50861°E / 43.84139; 7.50861
Geography
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Monte Grammondo
Alps
Location Liguria, Italy
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Parent range Alps

Monte Grammondo is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Alps.

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Geography

The mountain is located in the provinces of Imperia in Italy and Alpes-Maritimes in France. It lies at an altitude of 1378 metres.

SOIUSA classification

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way: [2]

Access to the summit

Grammondo's top can be reached on foot from Bevera valley starting from the villages of Sospel (in France), Olivetta, Torri, San Pancrazio or Villatella [3] (Italy), and also from Castellar and Castillon, located in the valleys nearby Menton (France).

Conservation

The Italian slopes of Monte Grammondo, along with most of the Ligurian part of Bévéra valley, belongs to a SIC (Site of Community Importance) called M. Grammondo T. Bevera (code IT 1315717). [4]

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References

Commons-logo.svg Media related to Monte Grammondo at Wikimedia Commons

  1. 1 2 ''Monte Grammondo, Italy, www.peakbagger.com
  2. Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 134. ISBN   978-88-8068-273-8.
  3. Grammondo (Monte) da Villatella, anello per Punta Longoira e Roc d'Ormea, daniele64 ,http://www.gulliver.it/itinerario/60579/ (access:2016-03-03)
  4. AA.VV. "SIC IT 1315717 M.Grammondo T.Bevera - Piano di gestione" (PDF) (in Italian). Provincia di Imperia. Retrieved 2018-07-30.