Monte Leco

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Monte Leco
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Highest point
Elevation 1,072 m (3,517 ft) [1]
Coordinates 44°33′51″N8°52′24″E / 44.56417°N 8.87333°E / 44.56417; 8.87333 Coordinates: 44°33′51″N8°52′24″E / 44.56417°N 8.87333°E / 44.56417; 8.87333
Geography
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Monte Leco
Liguria, Italy
Piedmont, Italy
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Monte Leco
Monte Leco (Piedmont)
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Monte Leco
Monte Leco (Italy)
Parent range Ligurian Appennines
Climbing
First ascent ancestral
Easiest route dirt road

Monte Leco is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Appennines. It is located in the provinces of Genoa and Alessandria. It lies at an altitude of 1072 metres.

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Access to the summit

The mountain is easily accessible by signposted tracks departing from Bocchetta Pass or Isoverde (municipality of Campomorone).

The Alta Via dei Monti Liguri , a long-distance trail from Ventimiglia (province of Imperia) to Bolano (province of La Spezia), passes very close to the mountain's summit. [2]

Nature conservation

The mountain and its surrounding area are part of a SIC (Site of Community Importance) called Praglia – Pracaban – M. Leco – P. Martin (code: IT1331501). [3] Its northern slopes are included in the Piedmontese natural park of the Capanne di Marcarolo . [4]

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References

  1. I.G.C. - Carta dei sentieri 1:50.000 n. 16 Genova - Varazze -Ovada
  2. Fabrizio Oneto and Fabrizio Càlzia. L'alta via dei monti liguri - Monti di Genova (PDF). www.altaviadeimontiliguri.it (in Italian). Galata. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  3. Bollettino Ufficiale Regione Liguria nr.13 of 15-7-2009; the Ligurian SIC list is on-line at lrv.regione.liguria.it Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (access: July 2015)
  4. Siti di Importanza Comunitaria (SIC), Regione Piemonte, list on gis.csi.it Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (accessed on April 2016)

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