Monte Carmo is a mountain in the

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, northern

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Geography

The mountain is located at the boundary between the three regions of

Liguria Liguria (; lij, Ligûria ; french: Ligurie) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is ...

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and

Emilia-Romagna egl, Emigliàn (man) egl, Emiglièna (woman) rgn, Rumagnòl (man) rgn, Rumagnòla (woman) it, Emiliano (man) it, Emiliana (woman) or it, Romagnolo (man) it, Romagnola (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title ...

. With an altitude of ,''Appennino ligure e tosco-emiliano'', Marco Salvo and Daniele Canossini,

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, 2003
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Monte Antola Monte Antola (in Ligurian ''munte Antua'') is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Apennines. Geography The mountain is located between the provinces of Genoa and Alessandria. It lies at an altitude of 1597 metres.'' ...

Group. Nearby are the

Val Borbera The Val Borbera ( lij, Val Borbëa or ''Borbéia''; pms, Val Borbaja) is a valley formed by the River Borbera, a tributary of the Scrivia, located in the province of Alessandria. It was historically linked to the Republic of Genoa, the Ligur ...

, Val Trebbia,

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and Valle Terenzone valleys. Its summit is a

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at which the borders of the

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and

meet.

Hiking

Monte Carmo was crossed by the so-called "Lombard Salt Road", which from

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led to

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and then to

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References

External links

Page at summitpost.org
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