The Monte San Giorgio is a mountain in the Cottian Alps, Metropolitan City of Turin in Piedmont, north-western Italy. It is located in the comune of Piossasco.[1]
| Monte San Giorgio | |
|---|---|
 The mountain as seen from the plain | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 837 m (2,746 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 124 m (407 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 0.37 km (0.23 mi)  |
| Coordinates | 44°59′50″N 7°26′52″E / 44.9973398°N 7.4478012°E |
| Geography | |
  Monte San Giorgio Location in Italy | |
| Location | Piedmont, Italy |
| Parent range | Cottian Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | ancestral |
| Easiest route | hiking from Piossasco |
Features
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The mountain overlooks the centre of Piossasco and belongs to the North flank of the Chisola valley. On its summit three ridges meet: the Eastern one goes down to the saddle Colle della Serva, then regains elevation with the Rôcàs (825 m) and connects the mountain with the Montagnazza and the rest of the Alpine chain; the brief North and South ridges divide the flat area where the centre of Piosasco lies from the Chisola valley (South) and from the short valley drained by a stream named Bealera di Piossasco. On the summit of Monte San Giorgio stands a tall summit cross, a small shelter devoted to the memory of Lorenzo Nicola, an Italian officer who died in Russia in 1943 and awarded with the Gold Medal of Military Valour,[3] and the Saint George's Middle Ages church.[4]
Geology
editThe rocks which form the mountain belong to the Ultrabasic Lanzo massif, a geologic formation of an extremely deep origin. Its prevailing rocks are peridotites, very rich in magnesium and which strongly influence the soil chemistry of the area, and thus its vegetation.[5]
Access to the summit
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Pedestrian access
editThe shortest hiking way to attain the mountain is the footpath which starts from "Tre castelli" (Piossasco) and, after crossing a place named "Croce dei Castelli" (450 m), reaches the summit through its sunny South ridge.[6] Another footpath connects Piossasco with Monte San Giorgio through the small church of San Valeriano, and can be used on the way back in order to form an hiking loop. Other hiking itineraries cross the mountain; among them the David Bertrand footpath, devoted to the memory of a young volunteer fireman fallen on duty during a wood-fire.[7]
Mountain bike
editBy mountain bike, also starting from Piossasco, the summit can be reached following a dirt road which passes close to the small church of San Valeriano and, after crossing the NE slopes of he mountain, reaches its summit the colle della Serva (728 m) and, after some hairpins, the summit of Monte San Giorgio.[8]
Winter access
editDuring snowy winters the summit can be reached with snow shoes[9]
Maps
edit- 6 - Pinerolese Val Sangone, 1:25.000 scale, publisher: Fraternali, Ciriè
- 17 - Torino Pinerolo e Bassa Val di Susa, 1:50.000 scale, publisher: IGC - Istituto Geografico Centrale, Torino
References
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Media related to Monte San Giorgio (Cottian Alps) at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ a b Carta Tecnica Regionale raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0) published by the Regione Piemonte, year 2007
- ^ Monte San Giorgio, Italy at Peakbagger.com
- ^ "Monte San Giorgio" (in Italian). peveradasnc.it. 8 November 2008. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ "Insediamento romanico del Monte San Giorgio" (in Italian). FAI. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ AA.VV. (2010). "Geomorfologia del parco". Monte San Giorgio (in Italian). Torino: Hapax.
- ^ Ferreri, Eugenio (1982). Alpi Cozie Centrali (in Italian). San Donato Milanese: CAI and TCI. p. 348.
- ^ Filippo Ceragioli (3 January 2022). "Da San Vito al Monte San Giorgio" (in Italian). mountainhall.it. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ "Mountain bike Piemonte - A due passi da Torino - Monte San Giorgio" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2019-12-31. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ "Al monte San Giorgio con la neve passando dalla cresta est" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2019-12-31. Retrieved 2022-07-19.