Cima di e Follicie

Cima di e Follicie
View of the summit
Highest point
Elevation	1,324 m (4,344 ft)
Prominence	956 m (3,136 ft)
Parent peak	Monte Asto
Isolation	29.21 km (18.15 mi)
Coordinates	42°49′41″N 9°23′09″E
Geography
Cima di e Follicie
Country	France
Department	Haute-Corse
Geology
Formed by	Fold and thrust belt
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny
Age of rock	Cretaceous
Type of rock	Ophiolite

Cima di e Follicie is a mountain in the department of Haute-Corse on the island of Corsica, France. It is in the Monte Stello massif on Cap Corse.

Location

The peak of Cima di e Follicie is just northeast of the intersection of the boundaries of the communes of Olcani to the south, Ogliastro to the west and Sisco to the east. It is southeast of the village of Canari and west of the town of Sisco.

Physical

Cima di e Follicie has a prominence of 956 metres (3,136 ft) and an elevation of 1,324 metres (4,344 ft). It is isolated by 29.21 kilometres (18.15 mi) from Monte Asto to the south-southwest. It is the highest peak in the Monte Stello massif, surpassing Monte Stello by 18 metres (59 ft). It looks over the Albo beach and Canelle point to the west and the sea around Sisco to the east.

Cime di e Follicie consists of Cretaceous ophiolites that were formed during the Alpine orogeny.

Hiking

The hike from the village of Olcani climbs for almost 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). At first it follows a track that was meant to cross the cape but has never been paved, which climbs steeply at times to a small chapel in the San Giovanni pass, from where the track leads on to Sisco. A marked path leads towards the Pruberzulu rock, and from there to the summit.

Gallery

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  Cross on the "false summit"
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  Chapel of San Ghjuvà in Buca di San Ghjuvà
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  Pruberzulu rock on route up towards Cima di e Follicie
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  Monte Stello seen from Cima di e Follicie

Sources

• "Atlas thématique de la Corse. BASTIA 1/50.000." (PDF), brgm.rf (in French), BRGM - Service Géologique Régional Bastia, 1996, retrieved 2021-12-10
• "Cima di e Follicie 1322m", Label-Rando (in French), retrieved 2021-12-09
• "Cima di e Follicie, France", Peakbagger, retrieved 2021-12-09
• "Les 7 massifs corses", Corse Location Villa (in French), retrieved 2021-12-09
• "Node: Cima di e Follicie (26862699)", OpenStreetMap, retrieved 2021-12-09