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
Piedmont
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(NW
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
).
Geography

The mountain is located on the
watershed
Watershed may refer to:
Hydrology
* Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins
* Drainage basin, an area of land where surface water converges (North American usage)
Music
* Watershed Music Festival, an annual country ...
between the upper Valley of
Tanaro
The Tanaro (; ; ; ) is a long river in northwestern Italy. The river begins in the Ligurian Alps, near the border with France, and is the most significant right-side tributary to the Po in terms of length, size of drainage basin (partly Alpi ...
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.

The mountain is mainly made of sedimentary
limestone
Limestone is a type of carbonate rock, carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material Lime (material), lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different Polymorphism (materials science) ...
, as usual in 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 ...
. Monte Antoroto is clearly visible from Valdinferno (
comune
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of
Garessio
Garessio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about southeast of Cuneo. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). ...
) and from
Ormea
Ormea is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about southeast of Cuneo.
Ormea borders the following municipalities: Alto
The musical term alto, meaning "high" ...
, 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 =
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 ...
* 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
*
code
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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
Garessio
Garessio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about southeast of Cuneo. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). ...
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
.
The summit offers a very broad view on
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 ...
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
Ligurian Sea
The Ligurian Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea. It lies between the Italian Riviera ( Liguria) and the island of Corsica. The sea is thought to have been named after the ancient Ligures people.
Geography
The sea borders Italy as far as ...
and
Golfo di Genova can be seen behind the Ligurian Prealps (
Armetta-
Galero
A (plural: ; from , originally connoting a helmet made of skins; cf. '' galea'') is a broad-brimmed hat with tasselated strings which was worn by clergy in the Catholic Church. Over the centuries, the red ''galero'' was restricted to use by i ...
ridge).
Mountain huts
* Rifugio Angelo Manolino
* Rifugio Savona, near Valdinferno.
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Maps
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References
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Mountains of the Ligurian Alps
Mountains of Piedmont
Two-thousanders of Italy