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Monte Buio is a mountain in
The mountain has grassy slopes and on its summit stands a large cross. Is a tripoint where the valleys of Brevenna, Borbera and Vobbia meet. A brief ridge connects Monte Buio with monte Antola and the Ligurian Sea/Adriatic Sea water divide. The Monte Buio overlooks the Val Vobbia.
There are several hiking paths reaching the summit of Monte Buio, starting from Alpe and Vallenzona (two villages of the comune of Vobbia), from Tonno (Valbrevenna) and from the mountain passes of the Incisa and San Fermo.
The summit offers a good point of view on the nearby valleys and from it also the Ligurian Sea and a large stretch of the Western Alps can be seen.
www.altaviadeimontiliguri.it
while the Piedmontese one is part of the ''Parco naturale dell'Alta val Borbera''.
Hiking itinerary to Monte Buio
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Liguria
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, northern Italy
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, part of the Ligurian Apennines
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. It is located between the provinces of province of Genoa, Genoa and province of Alessandria, Alessandria. It lies at an altitude of 1400 metres.
Toponymy
''Monte'' in Italian language, Italian means ''Mount'' while ''Buio'' means ''Dark''.Geography
The mountain has grassy slopes and on its summit stands a large cross. Is a tripoint where the valleys of Brevenna, Borbera and Vobbia meet. A brief ridge connects Monte Buio with monte Antola and the Ligurian Sea/Adriatic Sea water divide. The Monte Buio overlooks the Val Vobbia.
Access to the summit
There are several hiking paths reaching the summit of Monte Buio, starting from Alpe and Vallenzona (two villages of the comune of Vobbia), from Tonno (Valbrevenna) and from the mountain passes of the Incisa and San Fermo.
The summit offers a good point of view on the nearby valleys and from it also the Ligurian Sea and a large stretch of the Western Alps can be seen.
Conservation
The Ligurian side of the mountain since 1989 is included in the Parco naturale regionale dell'Antola''Parco naturale regionael dell'Antola', pdf text onwww.altaviadeimontiliguri.it
while the Piedmontese one is part of the ''Parco naturale dell'Alta val Borbera''.
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Hiking itinerary to Monte Buio
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