Monte San Petrone is a mountain in the department of
Haute-Corse
Haute-Corse (; , or ; ) is a department of France, consisting of the northern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged with that of Corse-du-Sud on 1 January 2018, forming the single ter ...
on the island of
Corsica
Corsica ( , , ; ; ) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the Regions of France, 18 regions of France. It is the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the Metro ...
, France.
It is the highest mountain in the
Monte San Petrone massif, which is the southernmost of the
schist
Schist ( ) is a medium-grained metamorphic rock generally derived from fine-grained sedimentary rock, like shale. It shows pronounced ''schistosity'' (named for the rock). This means that the rock is composed of mineral grains easily seen with a l ...
massifs in the northeast of the island.
Location
The Monte San Petrone is the highest peak in the
Castagniccia region, named after the abundant sweet chestnut trees in the northeast of Corsica. It is bounded by the
Golo valley to the north, the
Tyrrhenian Sea
The Tyrrhenian Sea (, ; or ) , , , , is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy. It is named for the Tyrrhenians, Tyrrhenian people identified with the Etruscans of Italy.
Geography
The sea is bounded by the islands of C ...
to the east, the
Tavignano
The Tavignano (; ) is a river on the island of Corsica, France.
Course
The Tavignano is long.
In antiquity the river was known as the ''Rhotanus'' or Ῥότανος.
It crosses the communes of Aléria, Altiani, Antisanti, Casamaccioli, Co ...
valley to the south, and the central valley of Corse from
Corte to
Ponte Leccia
Ponte Leccia (; or Ponte-Leccia) is a French village, part of the municipality (''commune'') of Morosaglia, in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica. Its name in Corsican language
Corsican (, , or , ) is a Romance languages, Romance language ...
in the east. There are three ridges in the district running roughly north-south: the Mont Piano Maggiore ridge is to the west, the Monte San Pedrone ridge is in the center and is the main ridge of the region, and the eastern ridge includes Monte Negrine and Monte Castello d'Osani.
The peak marks the meeting point of the boundaries of the cantons of
Saliceto to the northwest,
Nocario to the northeast,
Campana to the southeast and
San-Lorenzo
San-Lorenzo is a commune 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, communes of the Haute-Corse ...
to the southwest.
The Statuette of San Petru is on the eastern slope of the mountain. The village of Saliceto is to the west and Nocario is to the east. The
Fium'Alto river originates on the south of the mountain.
Physical
Monte San Petrone has an elevation of , clean prominence of , and isolation of . Its nearest higher neighbor is Pinerole at , to the west-northwest.
Monte Cinto
Monte Cinto () is the highest mountain on the island of Corsica, a region of France.
Geography
The elevation of the mountain is and so is its prominence, making it one of the most prominent peaks in Europe.
It is the highest peak of the Mo ...
, the highest mountain on Corsica, is to the west.
Hiking
Hikers can access Monte San Petrone in the spring, summer, and autumn. It may have snow cover in the winter. The trail from
Col de Prato on the D71 road mainly runs through beach and pine woods, which provide shade from the summer heat. The trail is long and rises . It may take a walker in good condition three hours to complete.
Gallery
San petrone 1.jpg, Monte San Petrone seen from Ampugnani
Panorama castagniccia.jpg, Panorama of the summit on the west side: the pieve du Vallerustie
Paysage de castagniccia.JPG, The Ampugnani valley and the summit of San Petrone
San Petrone carticasi castagniccia corsica.jpg, San Petrone seen from Carticasi
San Pedrone cambia castagniccia corsica.jpg, San Petrone and its gentle slopes on the Vallerustie side
Crocicchia-St-Andre.jpg, Crocicchia north of San Petrone.
Bigorno San Petrone.jpg, View of San Petrone from Bigorno Pass
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Mountains of Haute-Corse