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Coordinates: 44°06′18.8″N 07°55′56.1″E / 44.105222°N 7.932250°E / 44.105222; 7.932250
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| map_caption = Location in the Alps
| map_caption = Location in the Alps
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'''Rocca delle Penne''' is a mountain in the Ligurian Prealps (part of the [[Ligurian Alps]]) in [[Italy]].
'''Rocca delle Penne''' is a 1501 metres high mountain in the [[Ligurian Prealps]] (part of the [[Ligurian Alps]]) in [[Italy]].


== Geography ==
== Geography ==
[[File:Rocca delle Penne e Rocca Tramontina dal Monte della Guardia.png|thumb|left|upright|The mountain seen from [[Monte della Guardia]]]]
The mountain is located between the [[province of Imperia]], in [[Liguria]], and the [[province of Cuneo]], in [[Piedmont]]. In the [[SOIUSA]] (''International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps'') it gives the name to the ''Dorsale della Rocca delle Penne'',<ref name=Marazzi2005>
The mountain is located between the [[province of Imperia]], in [[Liguria]], and the [[province of Cuneo]], in [[Piedmont]]. In the [[SOIUSA]] (''International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps'') it gives the name to the ''Dorsale della Rocca delle Penne'',<ref name=Marazzi2005>
{{cite book | last = Marazzi | first = Sergio | authorlink =
{{cite book | last = Marazzi | first = Sergio
| title = Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA | page = 134
| title = Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA | page = 134
| publisher = Priuli & Verlucca | year = 2005
| publisher = Priuli & Verlucca | year = 2005
| language = Italian | doi = | isbn = 978-88-8068-273-8}}</ref> a ridge starting from the [[main chain of the Alps]] at monte della Guardia which, heading south-east, divides the valleys [[Arroscia]] and Pennaviare/Neva.<ref>''Carta turistica ed escursionistica - Provincia di Savona'' 1:50.000 map; publisher: [[Provincia di Savona]]</ref>
| language = it | isbn = 978-88-8068-273-8}}</ref> a ridge starting from the [[main chain of the Alps]] at monte della Guardia which, heading south-east, divides the valleys [[Arroscia]] and Pennaviare/Neva.<ref>''Carta turistica ed escursionistica - Provincia di Savona'' 1:50.000 map; publisher: [[Provincia di Savona]]</ref>
The mountain is divided by monte della Guardia by the [[Caprauna]] pass (1379 m) and from the nearby rocca Tramontina (1495 m) by a saddle at 1470 m.
The mountain is divided by monte della Guardia by the [[Caprauna]] pass (1379 m) and from the nearby rocca Tramontina (1495 m) by a saddle at 1470 m.


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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{it}} Hike description on Gulliver.it: [http://www.gulliver.it/itinerario/54296/ Tramontina (Rocca) da Armo per Ariolo (Monte) Castagnino (Bric) e Rocca delle Penne]
{{commonscat-inline|Rocca delle Penne}}
* {{in lang|it}} Hike description on Gulliver.it: [http://www.gulliver.it/itinerario/54296/ Tramontina (Rocca) da Armo per Ariolo (Monte) Castagnino (Bric) e Rocca delle Penne]


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[[Category:Mountains of Liguria]]
[[Category:Mountains of Liguria]]
[[Category:Mountains of Piedmont]]
[[Category:Mountains of Piedmont]]
[[Category:Mountains of the Alps]]
[[Category:Mountains of the Ligurian Alps]]
[[Category:Province of Imperia]]
[[Category:Province of Imperia]]

Latest revision as of 16:38, 20 June 2022

Rocca delle Penne
The mountain seen from Rocca Tramontina
Highest point
Elevation1,501 m (4,925 ft)[1]
Prominence122 m (400 ft)[2]
Coordinates44°06′18.8″N 07°55′56.1″E / 44.105222°N 7.932250°E / 44.105222; 7.932250
Naming
English translationFeathers' cliff
Language of nameItalian
Geography
Rocca delle Penne is located in Alps
Rocca delle Penne
Rocca delle Penne
Location in the Alps
LocationLiguria/Piedmont, Italy
Parent rangeLigurian Alps
Climbing
First ascentancestral
Easiest routefrom Colle di Caprauna

Rocca delle Penne is a 1501 metres high mountain in the Ligurian Prealps (part of the Ligurian Alps) in Italy.

Geography

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The mountain seen from Monte della Guardia

The mountain is located between the province of Imperia, in Liguria, and the province of Cuneo, in Piedmont. In the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) it gives the name to the Dorsale della Rocca delle Penne,[3] a ridge starting from the main chain of the Alps at monte della Guardia which, heading south-east, divides the valleys Arroscia and Pennaviare/Neva.[4] The mountain is divided by monte della Guardia by the Caprauna pass (1379 m) and from the nearby rocca Tramontina (1495 m) by a saddle at 1470 m.

Access to the summit

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The summit of Rocca della Penna can be accessed following unmarked traks on the ridge connecting Colle di Caprauna and rocca Tramontina. [5]

References

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  1. ^ Italian official map 1:25.00 of Istituto Geografico Militare (on-line on www.pcn.minambiente.it)
  2. ^ key col: Colle di Caprauna (1379 m)
  3. ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 134. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
  4. ^ Carta turistica ed escursionistica - Provincia di Savona 1:50.000 map; publisher: Provincia di Savona
  5. ^ Cinzia Pezzani, Sergio Grillo (2009). A piedi in Liguria (in Italian). Iter Edizioni. ISBN 9788881770113.
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