Monte Reixa

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Monte Reixa
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Monte Reixa from Voltri
Highest point
Elevation 1,183 m (3,881 ft) [1]
Coordinates 44°27′03″N8°40′01″E / 44.45083°N 8.66694°E / 44.45083; 8.66694 Coordinates: 44°27′03″N8°40′01″E / 44.45083°N 8.66694°E / 44.45083; 8.66694
Geography
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Monte Reixa
Location in Italy
Location Liguria, Italy
Parent range Ligurian Appennines

Monte Reixa is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Appennines.

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Geography

The mountain stands on the Adriatic / Ligurian drainage divide between Passo del Faiallo and Monte Beigua. It is located between the provinces of Genoa and Savona, in Liguria, and represents the tripoint where the municipalities of Sassello, Arenzano and Genoa meet. [2] From its northern slopes rises the Orba, a relevant stream of Tanaro basin.

Nature conservation

Monte Reixa belongs to the Parco naturale regionale del Beigua (Beigua Natural Regional Park). [3]

Access to the summit

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Summit pillar and, in the background, the Port of Genoa

The mountain is easily accessible by signposted traks departing from Passo del Faiallo or Voltri. [4]

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. [5]

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References

  1. I.G.C. - Carta dei sentieri 1:50.000 n. 16 Genova - Varazze -Ovada
  2. Limiti Amministrativi (Comunali, Provinciali, Regionali) sc. 1:25000 - ed. 2011; Regione Liguria, on-line su geoportale.regione.liguria.it
  3. "Mappa del Parco". www.parcobeigua.it. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  4. "Reixa m. 1183 Rocca Vaccaria m. 1167". www.escursioniliguria.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  5. "Tappa n. 20". www.altaviadeimontiliguri.it (in Italian). Associazione Alta Via dei Monti Liguri. Retrieved 2016-05-01.

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