The Monte Cinto massif is one of the main
massifs in the island of
Corsica
Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...
, France, taking its name from the highest mountain in Corsica,
Monte Cinto.
It is the northernmost and highest of the four massifs that form the spine of the island.
The massif is mostly in the
Haute-Corse department, but the southwest of the massif is in the
Corse-du-Sud department.
Setting
The island of Corsica essentially consists of a long chain of mountains divided into four massifs.
From north to south these are the massifs of Monte Cinto,
Monte Rotondo,
Monte Renoso and
Monte Incudine.
The Monte Cinto massif is the highest at of elevation, followed by the massifs of Monte Rotondo, Monte Renoso and Monte Incudine.
The main peaks are Monte Cinto,
Punta Minuta
Punta Minuta is a mountain in the department of Haute-Corse on the island of Corsica, France.
It is in the Monte Cinto massif.
Location
The peak is in the commune of Albertacce, just south of the communes of Asco to the northeast and Manso to ...
,
Paglia Orba,
Monte Padro
Monte Padro ( co, Padru) is a mountain in the department of Haute-Corse on the island of Corsica, France.
It is in the Monte Cinto massif.
Location
Monte Padro is on the ridge that defines the border between the communes of Olmi-Cappella to the ...
, Monte Traunato, Monte Corona, Capu a u Ceppu and
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 mountai ...
.
The massif is bounded by the Forêt de Bonifatu and Forêt de Tartagine Melaja to the north, the Forêt de Pineto to the east and the Forêt de Valdu Niellu to the south.
It is drained by the
Fango river to the west, the
Tavignano to the southeast, the
Golo to the east, the
Asco and
Tartagine
The Tartagine (french: Rivière de Tartagine) is a river in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France.
It flows through the Monte Cinto massif.
It is a tributary of the Asco, which in turn is a tributary of the Golo.
Course
The Tartagine ...
to the northeast and the
Figarella
The Figarella is a small coastal river in the northwest of the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France.
Course
The Figarella is long.
It crosses the communes of Calenzana, Calvi and Moncale.
The river rises as the Ruisseau de Spasimata in t ...
to the northwest.
Peaks
The main peaks are,
Gallery
File:Capu Biancu Custera.JPG, Penna Rossa and Capu Biancu from Custera
File:Verda48a.jpg, Monte Cinto from Capu Biancu
File:Pioggiola-San Parteo.jpg, Pioggiola
Pioggiola (; co, Piogiula) is a commune located in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Haute-Corse department
The following is a list of the 236 Communes of France, commun ...
view of San Parteo
See also
*
List of mountains in Corsica by height
This article lists the mountains of Corsica by height and by prominence.
Corsica contains seven massifs: Monte Cinto massif, Monte Rotondo massif, Monte Renoso massif, Monte Incudine massif, Monte San Petrone massif, Monte Astu massif, and Mont ...
Notes
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Mountains of Haute-Corse
Mountains of Corse-du-Sud
Massifs of Corsica