The Monte Antoroto is a mountain of the

Ligurian Alps The Ligurian Alps are a mountain range in northwestern Italy. A small part is located in France. They form the south-western extremity of the Alps, separated from the Apennine Mountains, Apennines by the Colle di Cadibona. The Col de Tende and the ...

located in

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(NW

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Geography

The mountain is located on the

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between the upper Valley of

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and the Casotto valley. The Colla Bassa saddle (1,851 m) divides it from

Monte Grosso Monte Grosso is a mountain in Haute-Corse, Corsica, France, with an elevation of . It belongs to the Monte Cinto massif The Monte Cinto massif is one of the main massifs in the island of Corsica, France, taking its name from the highest mountain ...

(East), while westwards the ridge goes on with Cima Ciuaiera (2,175 m) and Colla dei Termini. Close to the summit of the Monte Antoroto stands a rounded and grassy subsummit, some metres lower than the main summit. Monte Antoroto da Valdinferno

The mountain is mainly made of sedimentary

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, as usual in the

. Monte Antoroto is clearly visible from Valdinferno (

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) and from

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, which stands at the feet of its overhanging southern cliffs.

SOIUSA classification

According to the

SOIUSA Alps by SOIUSA. SOIUSA (an acronym for - English: ''International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps-ISMSA'') is a classification system of the Alps from the geographic and toponomastic point of view. It was designed by Sergio Maraz ...

(''International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps'') the mountain can be classified in the following way: * main part =

Western Alps The Western Alps are the western part of the Alps, Alpine Range including the southeastern part of France (e.g. Savoie), the whole of Monaco, the northwestern part of Italy (i.e. Piedmont and the Aosta Valley) and the southwestern part of Switzer ...

* major sector = South Western Alps * section =

* subsection = It:Alpi del Marguareis/ Fr:Alpes Liguriennes Occidentales * supergroup = It:Catena Marguareis-Mongioie/ Fr:Chaîne Marguareis-Mongioie * group = It:Gruppo Pizzo d'Ormea-Monte Antoroto * subgroup = It:Costiera Bric di Conolia-Pizzo d'Ormea *

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= I/A-1.II-B.5.a

Nature conservation

The Monte Antoroto belongs to a S.C.I. also named ''Monte Antoroto '' (cod. IT1160035), whose specific conservation rules were approved by the Regione Piemonte in 2016.

Access to the summit

The Monte Antoroto can be reached from Valcasotto following a waymarked footpath with a vertical climb of about 1,200 m. A slightly shorter hiking itinerary starts from Valdinferno, a village belonging to the

. The summit offers a very broad view on

and

Ligurian Apennine The Apennines or Apennine Mountains ( ; or Ἀπέννινον ὄρος; or – a singular with plural meaning; )Latin ''Apenninus'' (Greek or ) has the form of an adjective, which would be segmented ''Apenn-inus'', often used with nouns s ...

. In good weather conditions also on the

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and Golfo di Genova can be seen behind the Ligurian Prealps ( Armetta-

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ridge).

Mountain huts

* Rifugio Angelo Manolino * Rifugio Savona, near Valdinferno.

Maps

* * *

References

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