Monte Politri or Bric Rosso is a 3,026

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of the

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, located in

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Geography

The mountain is located on the ridge between

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(North) and

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(South). Going West an unnamed saddle at 2863 divides Monte Politri from ''Fea Nera'' (2,946

), while going East another saddle at 2,880 m separates it from Truc Cialabrie (2,936

). Administratively the north face of the mountain belongs to the

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municipality (''

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'') and the South one to

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municipality, both in the Metropolitan City of Turin. In clear days its summit offers a good view of

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, a little limited towards NW by the neighbouring Monte Albergian.

SOIUSA classification

According to

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

* major sector = North Western Alps * section =

* subsection = Alpi del Monginevro * supergroup = Catena Bucie-Grand Queyron-Orsiera * group = Gruppo Queyron-Albergian-Sestrière * subgroup = Sottogruppo Ghinivert-Albergian * code = I/A-4.II-A.2.b

Access to the summit

The usual route to Monte Politri starts from

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(2,713 m), which can be reached by waymarked footpath starting either from Balsiglia (

) or from Laux (

. While long from both these starting points, the route does not require

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skills but just

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. In the Italian scale of

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difficulty is rated ''EE'' (''Escursionisti Esperti'', namely suitable for expert hikers). Several

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s were described around the mountain, ranging from ''PD-'' to ''D+''

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References

Maps

Istituto Geografico Militare The ''Istituto Geografico Militare'' (IGM), or Military Geographic Institute, is an Italian public organization, dependent on the Italian Army general staff (''Stato Maggiore dell'Esercito''). It is the national mapping agency for Italy. Over ...

(IGM) official maps of Italy, 1:25.000 and 1:100.000 scale
on-line version
*

Istituto Geografico Centrale The Istituto Geografico Centrale (IGC, in English ‘’Central Geographic Institute’’) is a privately owned Italian company based in Turin (Piedmont), known for its guide books and hiking maps mainly concerning the Western Alps and their con ...

- Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 1 ''Valli di Susa Chisone e Germanasca ''

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Politri, Monte Alpine three-thousanders Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Piedmont