Monte Orsiera
| Monte Orsiera | |
|---|---|
 The mountain seen from Monte Pelvo (2,773 m) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,890 m (9,480 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 855 m (2,805 ft)[1][2] |
| Isolation | 9.91 km (6.16 mi)  |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Cottian Alps |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | South-Eeast slopes from Rifugio Selleries |
Monte Orsiera is a mountain in the Cottian Alps belonging to the Province of Turin (Italy).
Etymology
The English translation of Monte Orsiera can be Mountain of the bears, an animal which in Piedmont got extincted between the end of XVIII century and the beginning of XIX century.[3]
Geography
Mount Orsiera is the highest mountain of the long ridge which, starting from Sestriere, divides the Susa Valley from the Chisone valley.
SOIUSA classification
According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way[4]:
- main part = Western Alps
- major sector = North Western Alps
- section = Cottian Alps
- subsection = Alpi del Monginevro
- supergroup = Catena Bucie-Grand Queyron-Orsiera
- group = Gruppo dell'Orsiera
- subgroup = Costiera Orsiera-Rocciavrè
- code = I/A-4.II-A.3.b
Nature conservation
The mountain and its surrounding area are included in a regional nature park called Parco naturale Orsiera - Rocciavrè, which also is the SIC (Site of Community Importance) of code IT1110006.[5]
References
- ^ a b Istituto Geografico Centrale - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 1 Valli di Susa Chisone e Germanasca
- ^ key col: Sestriere (2,035 m)
- ^ Mauro, Canziani. Grandi carnivori e spazio alpino (PDF) (in Italian). Federazione Nazionale Pro Natura. p. 31.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Siti di Importanza Comunitaria (SIC), Regione Piemonte, list on gis.csi.it (accessed in September 2011)
Maps
- Italian official cartography (Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it
- Istituto Geografico Centrale - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 1 Valli di Susa Chisone e Germanasca
External links
- Monte Orsiera punta nord: 360° panoramic image from the summit on pano.ica-net.it