Monte Zeda

Monte Zeda
Monte Zeda
Highest point
Elevation	2,156 m (7,073 ft)
Listing	Alpine mountains 2000-2499 m
Coordinates	46°02′42″N8°32′09″E / 46.0449800°N 8.5357600°E Coordinates: 46°02′42″N8°32′09″E / 46.0449800°N 8.5357600°E
Geography
	Monte Zeda Location in the Alps
Location	Piedmont, Italy
Parent range	Lepontine Alps
Climbing
Easiest route	hiking

Last updated February 04, 2021

The Monte Zeda is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps belonging to the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (Italy).

Geography

The mountain is located in Piedmont (Provincia del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola), between two Alpine valleys: Val Grande and Val Cannobina. Its summit is a tripoint at which the borders of the municipalities of Miazzina, Aurano and Valle Cannobina meet. Along with Cima della Laurasca is the highest summit of the surrounding area.^[1] On the summit, which offers a very wide view on the surrounding mountain, stands a cross bearing a box sheltering a summit register.^[2]

SOIUSA classification

According to 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 = Lepontine Alps
subsection = South-western Lepontine Alps ((in Italian) Alpi Ticinesi e del Verbano)
supergroup = Catena Togano-Laurasca-Limidario
group = Gruppo Zeda-Laurasca
subgroup = Gruppo dello Zeda
code = I/B-10.II-C.7.b

Access to the summit

Reaching the summit of Monte Zeda does not require alpinistic skill. It can be accessed starting from Premeno through Alpe Manegra, Piancavallo and, later, "Passo Folungo" (a mountain pass at 1,369 m^[4]) and Alpe Archia. Another route to Monte Zeda starts from Falmenta ^[5] and takes about 5 hours walking.

Nature conservation

The Southern and Western slopes of the mountain are included in the Val Grande National Park.

Mountain huts

Rifugio Pian Cavallone^[6]

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References

↑ Ball, John (1873). "Lepontine Alps". The Alpine guide. London: Longmans, Green & Co. p. 318. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
↑ Ceragioli, Filippo; Molino, Aldo; Salvatore, Mariano (2009). "422 - Monte Zeda (2156 m)". A piedi in Piemonte. A piedi in Italia (in Italian). 3. Subiaco: Iter edizioni. pp. 152–153. ISBN 9788881771400..
↑ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 140. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
↑ Lago Maggiore versante occidentale in mountain bike: 28 itinerari (in Italian). Ediciclo Editore. 1997. p. 128. ISBN 9788885327771 . Retrieved 2020-04-19.
↑ "Percorso n° 20 Falmenta - Fornà - Zeda" (in Italian). Comunità montana Valle Cannobina. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
↑ AA. VV. (14 June 2018). "Pian Cavallone". Guida ai rifugi del CAI: 363 rifugi del club alpino per scoprire la montagna (in Italian). RCS MEDIAGROUP (Solferino Libri). p. 173. ISBN 9788828200734 . Retrieved 2020-04-19.

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. 12 Laghi Maggiore, d'Orta e di Varese

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[1] Ball, John (1873). "Lepontine Alps". The Alpine guide. London: Longmans, Green & Co. p. 318. Retrieved 2020-04-19.

[Iter-2] Ceragioli, Filippo; Molino, Aldo; Salvatore, Mariano (2009). "422 - Monte Zeda (2156 m)". A piedi in Piemonte. A piedi in Italia (in Italian). 3. Subiaco: Iter edizioni. pp. 152–153. ISBN 9788881771400..

[3] Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 140. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.

[4] Lago Maggiore versante occidentale in mountain bike: 28 itinerari (in Italian). Ediciclo Editore. 1997. p. 128. ISBN 9788885327771 . Retrieved 2020-04-19.

[5] "Percorso n° 20 Falmenta - Fornà - Zeda" (in Italian). Comunità montana Valle Cannobina. Retrieved 2020-04-19.

[6] AA. VV. (14 June 2018). "Pian Cavallone". Guida ai rifugi del CAI: 363 rifugi del club alpino per scoprire la montagna (in Italian). RCS MEDIAGROUP (Solferino Libri). p. 173. ISBN 9788828200734 . Retrieved 2020-04-19.

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