Paglia Orba
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 Paglia Orba |
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| height | 2525 m | |
| location | Corsica , France | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 20 '33 " N , 8 ° 52' 43" E | |
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| rock | Conglomerate , sandstone | |
| Age of the rock | Perm | |
| particularities | "Matterhorn Corsica" | |
The Paglia Orba is a 2525 m high mountain on Corsica . Due to its relatively isolated location, it dominates the west coast of the island. It is known as the "Queen of the Corsican Mountains", due to its characteristic silhouette, sometimes also called the " Matterhorn of Corsica". The Paglia Orba is about 7 km southwest of Monte Cinto .
The best view of this mountain is in Calacuccia . The normal ascent leads from the Col de Vergio via the Ciottulu Di I Mori hut on the GR 20 . Between the hut and the summit, the path has climbing points of difficulty II, which must also be mastered on the descent.
In contrast to the surrounding granite and rhyolite peaks, the Paglia Orba is made up of clastic sediments such as conglomerates and sandstones that were deposited during the Permian period in the then still young volcanic caldera of the Monte Cinto massif.
Web links
- Mountain hike to the Paglia Orba styria-alpin.at, see link to PDF below
Individual evidence
- ↑ Three peaks and a mystery: A geologist walks Corsica , accessed August 2, 2018