Monte Tagliaferro

Monte Tagliaferro
Monte Tagliaferro
	NW face
Highest point
Elevation	2,964 m (9,724 ft)
Prominence	637 m (2,090 ft)
Isolation	4.16 km (2.58 mi)
Listing	Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m
Coordinates	45°52′20″N07°58′13″E / 45.87222°N 7.97028°E Coordinates: 45°52′20″N07°58′13″E / 45.87222°N 7.97028°E
Geography
	Monte Tagliaferro Location in the Alps
Location	Province of Vercelli, northern Italy
Parent range	Pennine Alps
Climbing
Easiest route	from Rima San Giuseppe

Last updated April 18, 2022

Monte Tagliaferro is a mountain of the Pennine Alps. It is one of the most popular hiking destination of Valsesia.

Etymology

The name, which literally means iron cutting, may come from a sharp stone block located not far away from the top.

Geography

The mountain is located in Valsesia (VC, Piemonte region). Administratively it is divided between the comunes of Alagna Valsesia and Alto Sermenza.

SOIUSA classification

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:^[3]

main part = Western Alps
major sector = North Western Alps
section = Pennine Alps
subsection = Eastern Aosta and Northern Valsesia Alps
supergroup = Contrafforti valsesiani del Monte Rosa
group = Costiera Punta Grober-Tagliaferro-Montevecchio
subgroup = Costiera del Tagliaferro
sector of subgroup = Contrafforte Piglimò-Tagliaferro
code = I/B-9.III-C.7.b/a

Access to the summit

The south face from Punta Sivella Sivella5.jpg — The south face from Punta Sivella

The easiest route for the summit starts from Rima San Giuseppe and reaches the summit passing through Vallarolo pass (2,332 m).^[4] Nearby the mountain, at 2,264 m, is located Rifugio Ferioli, a public mountain hut.

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. 10 Monte Rosa, Alagna e Macugnaga

Notes

1 2 Geoportale IGM on www.pcn.minambiente.it
↑ key col: Colle Mud (2,327 m)
↑ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 134. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
↑ Monte Tagliaferro - 2964 m, www.vienormali.it (access: 7-3-2012)

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[IGM-1] 1 2 Geoportale IGM on www.pcn.minambiente.it

[2] y col: Colle Mud (2,327 m)

[3] Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 134. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.

[4] Monte Tagliaferro - 2964 m, www.vienormali.it (access: 7-3-2012)

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