Monte Orsiera

Monte Orsiera
Monte Orsiera
	The mountain seen from Monte Pelvo (2,773 m)
Highest point
Elevation	2,890 m (9,480 ft)
Prominence	855 m (2,805 ft)
Isolation	9.91 km (6.16 mi)
Listing	Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m
Coordinates	45°03′53″N07°06′24″E / 45.06472°N 7.10667°E Coordinates: 45°03′53″N07°06′24″E / 45.06472°N 7.10667°E
Geography
	Monte Orsiera Location in the Alps
Location	Piedmont, Italy
Parent range	Cottian Alps
Climbing
Easiest route	South-East slopes from Rifugio Selleries

Last updated April 18, 2022

Monte Orsiera is a mountain in the Cottian Alps belonging to the Province of Turin (Italy).

Etymology

The English translation of Monte Orsiera can be Mountain of the bears , an animal which in Piedmont became extinct between the end of 18th century and the beginning of 19th century.^[3]

Geography

Mount Orsiera is the highest mountain of the long ridge which, starting from Sestriere, divides the Susa Valley from the Chisone valley.

SOIUSA classification

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

main part = Western Alps
major sector = North Western Alps
section = Cottian Alps
subsection = 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

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.^[5]

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References

1 2 I.G.C. - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 1 Valli di Susa Chisone e Germanasca
↑ key col: Sestriere (2,035 m)
↑ Mauro, Canziani. Grandi carnivori e spazio alpino (PDF) (in Italian). Federazione Nazionale Pro Natura. p. 31.
↑ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
↑ Siti di Importanza Comunitaria (SIC), Regione Piemonte, list on gis.csi.it Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (accessed in September 2011)

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

Monte Orsiera punta nord: 360° panoramic image from the summit on pano.ica-net.it

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[IGC-1] 1 2 I.G.C. - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 1 Valli di Susa Chisone e Germanasca

[2] y col: Sestriere (2,035 m)

[3] Mauro, Canziani. Grandi carnivori e spazio alpino (PDF) (in Italian). Federazione Nazionale Pro Natura. p. 31.

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

[5] 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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