Monte Alpesisa
Monte Alpesisa is a 989 metres high mountain in the Ligurian Apennines, in Italy.
| Monte Alpesisa | |
|---|---|
 View from Monte Cornua | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 989 m (3,245 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 209 m (686 ft)  |
| Coordinates | 44°28′51.82″N 09°02′28.00″E |
| Geography | |
  Monte Alpesisa Location in Italy | |
| Location | Liguria, Italy |
| Parent range | Ligurian Apennines |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | ancestral |
| Easiest route | Hike by the North ridge |
Characteristics
The mountain stands on the main Apennine water divide, between Montoggio and Genoa comunes. Westwards the pass of Gola della Sisa (729 m) divides it from Mount Cornua while eastwards the Bisagno/Scrivia ridge goes on with Mount Lago. Mount Alpesisa is notable for its shape, which is trapezoidal when seen from Genoa but looks conical form other points of view. The slopes of the Alpesisa are mainly grassy. Its highest point, which belongs to an almost flat section of the ridge, is marked by a peculiar summit cross made with old leaf springs taken from a truck.[1]
History
In the past Mount Alpesisa was deforested and the grassland which still covers most of the mountain is in stark contrast with the surrounding woods.[2] During the Italian Resistenza years Alpesisa, thanks to its outstanding location and the long-range views which offers, was for a long time manned by local partisans.[3]
Access to the summit
Mount Alpesisa can easily be accessed without any alpinistic skill. Its summit can be reached following a footpath starting from the 27th stage of Alta Via dei Monti Liguri named Colle di Creto - Passo della Scoffera, which surrounds the mountain on its Scrivia side.[4] It also can be accessed following another foothpath climbing the val Bisagno slopes of the mountain and starting from the village of Prato (Struppa, comune of Genova).[5]
Nature conservation
Mount Alpesisa, together with Lago di Val di Noci and a stretch of the Scrivia/Bisagno water divide, belongs to a SIC (Site of Community Importance) named Val Noci - Torrente Geirato - Alpesisa[6] (code IT1331721).[7]
References
- Salvo, Marco; Canossini, Daniele (2003). "Monti di Gevova". Appennino ligure e tosco-emiliano. Guida dei Monti d'Italia (in Italian). Touring publisher / Club Alpino Italiano. p. 96. ISBN 9788836527755. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- Guastoni, Claudio (2004). L'acquedotto civico di Genova: un percorso al futuro (in Italian). FrancoAngeli. p. 17. ISBN 9788846454133. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- Gimelli, Giorgio (2005). La Resistenza in Liguria: cronache militari e documenti (in Italian). Vol. 1. Carocci. p. 782. ISBN 9788846454133. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- CAI - Liguria. "Tappa n. 27" (in Italian). Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- Ferruccio Fei. "Alpesisa (Monte) da Prato, anello per la Gola di Sisa" (in Italian). Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- "SIC e ZPS in Liguria » Genova » Val Noci - Torrente Geirato - Alpesisa" (in Italian). Comune di Genova. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- "I siti in provincia di Genova (schede aggiornate al gennaio 2016)" (in Italian). Regione Liguria. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
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