Punta Mirauda

Punta Mirauda
Punta Mirauda
	The summit from Punta Agugion in a foggy day
Highest point
Elevation	2,157 m (7,077 ft)
Prominence	77 m (253 ft)
Coordinates	44°13′13″N7°37′29″E / 44.2203298°N 7.6246360°E Coordinates: 44°13′13″N7°37′29″E / 44.2203298°N 7.6246360°E
Geography
	Punta Mirauda Location in the Alps
Location	Piemonte, Italy
Parent range	Ligurian Alps
Climbing
First ascent	ancestral
Easiest route	hiking

Last updated March 20, 2023

The Punta Mirauda is a mountain of the Ligurian Alps located in Piedmont (NW Italy).

Toponymy

Mirauda is a regional name used in Piedmont for the green whip snake.^[3]

Geography

The mountain stands on the ridge dividing the valleys of Vermenagna and Pesio. Southwards of the summit the water divide lowers with Colla Vaccarile (2.050 m) after which stand the Monte Jurin and the Cima della Fascia. In the opposite direction, after Il Colletto (2.080 m),^[4] the ridge goes on with the Bric Costa Rossa and the Bisalta. From the Punta Mirauda starts a third ridge which, heading SW, divides the Vallone Sottana from the Valle Almellina, two tributaries of the main Vermenagna Valley. A last ridge heads E towards the centre of the Pesio valley, linking Punta Mirauda with the Labiaia Mirauda (1.971 m), a mountain that overlooks Pian della Gorre.^[5] The prominence of Punta Mirauda is 77 m, its key col being the Colletto (2.080 m). The summit of the mountain is flanked by a subsummit named Punta Agugion (2.133 m^[4]).^[6]

SOIUSA classification

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:^[7]

main part = Western Alps
major sector = South Western Alps
section = Ligurian Alps
subsection = It:Alpi del Marguareis/Fr:Alpes Liguriennes Occidentales
supergroup = It:Catena Marguareis-Mongioie/Fr:Chaîne Marguareis-Mongioie
group = It:Gruppo Testa Ciaudon-Punta Mirauda
subgroup = It:Dorsale della Punta Mirauda
code = I/A-1.II-B.3.b

Geology

The mountain stands in a karstic area. A huge network of natural tunnels, which collects underground water reaching the acquifer through many fractures and ponors, takes its name from Punta Mirauda.^[8]

Access to the summit

The Punta Mirauda can be reached from Limone Piemonte (Casali Barat village) with an easy hiking itinerary,^[9] or from the Pesio valley, starting in this case from Pian delle Gorre.^[10]

The mountain is also a classic, but quite engaging, ski mountaineering destination.^[11]

Conservation

The eastern slopes of the mountain, facing the Pesio Valley, are part of the Natural Park of Marguareis, a nature reserve established by Regione Piemonte.

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References

1 2 Fraternali & 1:25.000 map nr.16.
↑ Key col: Colletto (2.080 m)
↑ In Italian biacco; see AA.VV. (2007). Miscellanea di studi storici sulle Valli di Lanzo in memoria di Ines Poggetto (in Italian). Vol. 1. Società storica delle Valli di Lanzo. p. 195. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
1 2 IGM & Tavoletta IGM 1:25.000.
↑ CAI-TCI & Alpi liguri, page 274.
↑ L'Appenninista. "Punta Miràuda 2155 m" (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-06-08.
↑ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 64. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
↑ Farneti, Gianni (2011). "Alta Valle Pesio e Tanaro". 1000 oasi e parchi naturali da vedere in Italia (in Italian). Rizzoli. p. 28. ISBN 9788858653739 . Retrieved 2020-06-08.
↑ mariateresa58 (29 May 2006). "Tetti Barat (Limone) - Capanna Chiara - Vallone del Cros - Punta Mirauda" (in Italian). gulliver.it. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
↑ Elio Dutto (9 June 2015). "Escursione alla Colla Vaccarile (2050 m) e alla Punta Mirauda (2157 m) – Valle Pesio" (in Italian). cuneotrekking.com. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
↑ ciatpitois! (2 March 2009). "Mirauda (Punta) da Limone Piemonte" (in Italian). gulliver.it. Retrieved 2020-06-08.

Bibliography

Sergio Marazzi, Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA. Pavone Canavese (TO), Priuli & Verlucca editori, 2005.
Montagna, Euro; Montaldo, Lorenzo (1981). Alpi Liguri. Guida dei Monti d'Italia (in Italian). CAI-TCI.

Maps

Cartografia ufficiale italiana in scala 1:25.000 e 1:100.000 (Map). Istituto Geografico Militare.
Carta in scala 1:50.000 n. 8 Alpi Marittime e Liguri (Map). Torino: Istituto Geografico Centrale.
1:25.000 map nr.16 "Val Vermenagna Valle Pesio Alta val Ellero Parco naturale del Marguareis" (Map). Ciriè: Fraternali.

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[frat-1] 1 2 Fraternali & 1:25.000 map nr.16.

[2] Key col: Colletto (2.080 m)

[3] In Italian biacco; see AA.VV. (2007). Miscellanea di studi storici sulle Valli di Lanzo in memoria di Ines Poggetto (in Italian). Vol. 1. Società storica delle Valli di Lanzo. p. 195. Retrieved 2021-03-18.

[IGM-4] 1 2 IGM & Tavoletta IGM 1:25.000.

[CAI-TCI-5] CAI-TCI & Alpi liguri, page 274.

[6] L'Appenninista. "Punta Miràuda 2155 m" (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-06-08.

[7] Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 64. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.

[8] Farneti, Gianni (2011). "Alta Valle Pesio e Tanaro". 1000 oasi e parchi naturali da vedere in Italia (in Italian). Rizzoli. p. 28. ISBN 9788858653739 . Retrieved 2020-06-08.

[9] riateresa58 (29 May 2006). "Tetti Barat (Limone) - Capanna Chiara - Vallone del Cros - Punta Mirauda" (in Italian). gulliver.it. Retrieved 2020-06-08.

[CNtrek-10] Elio Dutto (9 June 2015). "Escursione alla Colla Vaccarile (2050 m) e alla Punta Mirauda (2157 m) – Valle Pesio" (in Italian). cuneotrekking.com. Retrieved 2020-06-08.

[11] tpitois! (2 March 2009). "Mirauda (Punta) da Limone Piemonte" (in Italian). gulliver.it. Retrieved 2020-06-08.

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