Monte Pracaban

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Monte Pracaban
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Summit cairn
Highest point
Elevation 946 [1]  m (3,104 ft)
Coordinates 44°33′06″N8°44′18″E / 44.55167°N 8.73833°E / 44.55167; 8.73833 Coordinates: 44°33′06″N8°44′18″E / 44.55167°N 8.73833°E / 44.55167; 8.73833
Geography
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Monte Pracaban
Location in Italy
Location Liguria and Piedmont, Italy
Parent range Ligurian Appennines
Climbing
First ascent ancestral
Easiest route hike

Monte Pracaban is a mountain in the Valle Stura, Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Appennines.

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Geography

The mountain is located on the boundary between the comune of Campo Ligure in Liguria, and that of Bosio in Piedmont.

Nature conservation

The ligurian side of the mountain and its surrounding area are included in a SIC (Site of Community Importance) called Praglia - Pracaban - M. Leco - P. Martin (code IT1331501). [2] Its NE slopes are included in the Piedmontese natural park of the Capanne di Marcarolo . [3]

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References

  1. I.G.C. - Carta dei sentieri 1:50.000 n. 16 Genova - Varazze -Ovada
  2. "Secondo elenco aggiornato dei siti di importanza comunitaria per la regione biogeografica mediterranea in Italia", GU 24-4-2009. Source: Ministero dell'Ambiente. (accessed on January 2013)
  3. Siti di Importanza Comunitaria (SIC), Regione Piemonte, list on gis.csi.it Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (accessed on January 2013)