Monte Maggiorasca

Monte Maggiorasca

Photo of winter 2005
Highest point
Elevation 1,799 m (5,902 ft)[1]
Prominence 939[1]
Coordinates Coordinates: 44°33′N 9°29′E / 44.550°N 9.483°E / 44.550; 9.483
Geography
Monte Maggiorasca

location in Italy

Location Liguria/Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Parent range Ligurian Appennines

Monte Maggiorasca is a mountain on the border between Liguria and Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy.

Geography

Summer view

The mountain is the highest peak (1,799 m) of the Ligurian Appennines.

It overlooks Val d'Aveto and Val Nure, and the comuni of Santo Stefano d'Aveto (province of Genoa) and Ferriere (province of Piacenza). On the summit is the statue of our Lady of Guadaloupe, erected in 1947[2] and a TV communication system.

References

  1. 1 2 ''Monte Maggiorasca, Italy, www.peakbagger.com
  2. "Il Comune di S. Stefano d'Aveto". www.terredicastellifieschiespinola.it. Retrieved 2016-02-08.

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