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 / 44.4215917°N 8.6118417°E / 44.4215917; 8.6118417
Naming
English translationBad spring summit
Language of nameItalian
Geography
Cima Fontanaccia is located in Italy
Cima Fontanaccia
Cima Fontanaccia
Location in Italy
LocationLiguria, Italy
Parent rangeLigurian Apennines
Climbing
First ascentancestral
Easiest routeSouth-West ridge

Geography

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Cima Fontanaccia (centre) between Bric Resunnou (left) and Monte Rama (right).

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

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

Nature conservation

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

Mountain huts

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

References

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  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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