Bric Gettina

Bric Gettina

The mountain seen from Colle del Melogno
Highest point
Elevation 1,025 m (3,363 ft)[1]
Prominence 126 m (413 ft)[2]
Coordinates 44°13′26.4″N 08°13′33.6″E / 44.224000°N 8.226000°E / 44.224000; 8.226000Coordinates: 44°13′26.4″N 08°13′33.6″E / 44.224000°N 8.226000°E / 44.224000; 8.226000
Geography
Bric Gettina

Location in the Alps

Location Liguria, Italy
Parent range Ligurian Alps
Climbing
First ascent ancestral
Easiest route South-East ridge

Bric Gettina is a 1025 metres high mountain in the Ligurian Prealps (part of the Ligurian Alps) in Italy.

Geography

The mountain is located in the province of Savona, in Liguria. In the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) it gives the name to the Costiera del Bric Gettina,[3] a long ridge which, starting from the main chain of the Alps at monte Settepani, heads south-east towards the Ligurian Sea, dividing the valleys Pora and Maremola.[4]

History

The old mines

On the slopes of Bric Gettina looking towards Pora Valley during the Renaissance period some silver mines have been exploited. On the site are now visible some tunnels and the remains of buildings devoted to first processing of the mineral and sheltering of miners.[5]

Access to the summit

The summit of Bric Gettina can be accessed following unmarked traks departing from the foothpath connecting Casa del Mago and the former silver mines.

References

  1. Italian official map 1:25.00 of Istituto Geografico Militare (on-line on www.pcn.minambiente.it)
  2. key col: Saddle near Casa del Mago (899  m)
  3. Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 134. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
  4. Carta turistica ed escursionistica - Provincia di Savona 1:50.000 map; publisher: Provincia di Savona
  5. (Italian) Alla scoperta delle antiche miniere d’argento di Rialto, article of S. An. - 16 October 2009, Il Secolo XIX, on-line at www.ilsecoloxix.it (access: June 2015)

External links

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