Cima Fontanaccia

Cima Fontanaccia is a 1153 metres high mountain in the Ligurian Apennines, in Italy.

Cima Fontanaccia
The summit
Highest point
Elevation1,153 m (3,783 ft).[1]
Prominence65 m (213 ft)[2]
Coordinates44°25′17.73″N 08°36′42.63″E
Naming
English translationBad spring summit
Language of nameItalian
Geography
Cima Fontanaccia
Location in Italy
LocationLiguria, Italy
Parent rangeLigurian Apennines
Climbing
First ascentancestral
Easiest routeSouth-West ridge

Geography

The mountain is located in the province of Genova, in Liguria, and belongs to the municipality of Cogoleto. It stands on a brief ridge which, starting from the main chain of the Apennines near Rocca del Lago, heads south-east towards the Ligurian Sea and after Cima Fontanaccia continues with Monte Rama and Bric Camulà.[3]

Access to the summit

The summit of Cima Fontanaccia can be accessed following a short unmarked trak departing from the foothpath connecting Monte Rama and Rifugio Prato Rotondo.[4]

Nature conservation

The mountain is included in the Parco naturale regionale del Beigua.[5]

Mountain huts

  • Rifugio Prato Rotondo (1108 m).
  • Rifugio Padre Rino (903 m)[6]

References

  1. Limiti Amministrativi (Comunali, Provinciali, Regionali) sc. 1:25000 - ed. 2011; Regione Liguria, on-line map on geoportale.regione.liguria.it.
  2. Key col: saddle near Rocca del Lago (1088  m)
  3. Istituto Geografico Centrale - Carta dei sentieri 1:50.000 n. 16 Genova - Varazze -Ovada
  4. Monte Rama (1148 mt), Cima Fontanaccia (1153 m) e Bric Damè (1193 m), article of users peter86 e laura61, on www.hikr.org
  5. Parco Naturale Regional del Beigua (in Italian, English, German, and French)
  6. Rama (Monte) anello da Case Soprane per il monte Argentea, article of user franco@A on www.gulliver.it

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