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The Monte della Guardia is a mountain in Piedmont,
The mountain stands on the main chain of the Alps between Tanaro and Arroscia valleys. It belongs to the province of Cuneo, in Piedmont, and is located on the border between the municipalities of Ormea and Caprauna, not faraway from Liguria.
The area of Monte della Guardia is characterized by triassic limestone. Towards monte Armetta, on the slopes facing the Tanaro valley, stands a large cave known as ''Grotta dei Dighè'' or ''Garb del Dighea''. It was surveyed at the end of the 19th century by entomologists that detected an interesting troglofauna with '' Plectogona sanfilippoi'', subsp. ''Digheae'', an arthropod endemic of Tanaro valley.
northern Italy
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, part of the Alps. At an altitude of 1,658 metres is one of the highest summits of the Ligurian Prealps
The Ligurian Prealps (in Italian ''Prealpi Liguri'' or ''Alpi Liguri Orientali'', in French ''Préalpes liguriennes'') are a mountain range in northwestern Italy.
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Geography
The mountain stands on the main chain of the Alps between Tanaro and Arroscia valleys. It belongs to the province of Cuneo, in Piedmont, and is located on the border between the municipalities of Ormea and Caprauna, not faraway from Liguria.
SOIUSA classification
According to the SOIUSA (''International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps'') the mountain can be classified in the following way: * main part = Western Alps * major sector = South Western Alps * section = Ligurian Alps * subsection = Prealpi Liguri * supergroup = Catena Settepani-Carmo-Armetta * group = Gruppo Galero-Armetta * subgroup = Costiera Galero-Armetta *code
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Geology
The area of Monte della Guardia is characterized by triassic limestone. Towards monte Armetta, on the slopes facing the Tanaro valley, stands a large cave known as ''Grotta dei Dighè'' or ''Garb del Dighea''. It was surveyed at the end of the 19th century by entomologists that detected an interesting troglofauna with '' Plectogona sanfilippoi'', subsp. ''Digheae'', an arthropod endemic of Tanaro valley.
Environment
The northern side of the mountain fells with overhanging cliffs towards the valley of Tanaro river, while its gentler southern slopes are mainly covered of woods.Access to the summit
The summit can be easily reached with a short diversion from the ''Alta Via dei Monti Liguri
The ''Alta Via dei Monti Liguri'' (AV, literally "High Route of the Ligurian Mountains") is a long-distance waymarked hiking trail in the Italian region of Liguria. In about and 44 day hikes, it runs through the arc formed by Ligurian Al ...
'', a long-distance trail from Ventimiglia (province of Imperia) to Bolano
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(province of La Spezia
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) which flancks the mountain on its Ligurian Sea side. In wintertime the northern slopes of Monte della Guardia offer some interesting icefalls.
References
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