Monte Fantino
The Monte Fantino is a mountain of the Ligurian Alps located in Piedmont (NW Italy).
| Monte Fantino | |
|---|---|
 Monte Fantino and Pian Camozzera | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,094 m (6,870 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 161 m (528 ft)[2] |
| Coordinates | 44°13′11″N 7°47′38″E |
| Geography | |
  Monte Fantino Location in the Alps | |
| Location | Piemonte, Italy |
| Parent range | Ligurian Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | ancestral |
| Easiest route | hiking |
Geography
The mountain stands on the ridge dividing the small valleys of Rio Sbornina and Rio Sotto Crosa, both tributary of the Corsaglia. The ridge starts from Cima della Brignola, descends till to the Bocchino della Brignola (2.276 m), rises again up to Cima Ferlette and follows with the del Punta Lusco (2.277 m) and Monte Fantino, ending at the confluence between the two streams, close to the "Stalle Buroch" ("Buroch's stables").[1] Monte Fantino summit is marked by a cross; its prominence is 161 m.[2] The east side of the mountain features steep and even grassy slopes, while its NW face overhangs rio Sbornina valley with a rocky wall of almost 500 metres drop.[3] Administratively the mountain belongs to the comune of Frabosa Soprana.
SOIUSA classification
According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[4]
- 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 Mongioie-Mondolè
- subgroup = It:Dorsale Cima Brignola-Mondolè
- code = I/A-1.II-B.4.b
Geology
Monte Fantino stands in a karstic area. Around the mountain have been discovered some caves.[3]
Access to the summit
Summer
The summit of Monte Fantino can be reached with an hike starting from the saddle known as Sella Brignola (1.933 m),[5] which can be accessed either from the Corsaglia valley (Ponte di Murao)[6] or from the Rifugio della Balma. On the sw rocky wall have been traced some classic climbing routes.[7]
Winter
The Monte Fantino can be reached in winter by some Ski mountaineering from different places; a well known itinerary starts from Prato Nevoso. Its difficulty rate is considered BS ('Skilled skiers).[8]
Mountain huts
- Rifugio Balma, on the Maudagna/Corsaglia water divide.
References
- Fraternali & 1:25.000 map nr.22.
- "Monte Fantino". Peakery.com. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- Sacco, Federico (1885). "Nuove caverne ossifere e non ossifere nelle Alpi Marittime". Bollettino del Club alpino italiano (in Italian). Torino: G.Candeletti - Tipografo del C.A.I. p. 237. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 64. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
- "Fantino (Monte) dal Ponte Murao" (in Italian). Gullver.it. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- Chiaretta; Ceragioli, Filippo; M olino, Aldo (2006). "610 - La Sella della Brignola, il Monte Fantino (2094 m)". A piedi in Piemonte (in Italian). Vol. 1. Subiaco. Iter edizioni. pp. 246–248. ISBN 88-8177-115-2.
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- "Fantino (Monte) da Prato Nevoso per il Rifugio della Balma" (in Italian). Gulliver.it. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
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.22 "Mondovì, Val Ellero, Val Maudagna, Val Corsaglia, Val Casotto" (Map). Ciriè: Fraternali.
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