Monte Meidassa
| Monte Meidassa | |
|---|---|
 Monte Meidassa with, on the left background, the Monte Granero | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,105 m (10,187 ft) |
| Prominence | 86 m (282 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 44°43′09″N 07°04′20″E / 44.71917°N 7.07222°ECoordinates: 44°43′09″N 07°04′20″E / 44.71917°N 7.07222°E |
| Geography | |
  Monte Meidassa Location in the Alps | |
| Location | Piedmont, Italy |
| Parent range | Cottian Alps |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | from Pian del Re (Crissolo) |
Monte Meidassa is a peak in the Cottian Alps, in western Piedmont, northern Italy. The slightly higher Monte Granero is located nearby.
Geography
Administratively it is divided between the Province of Turin and of Cuneo, both in Piemonte region. Included in the comuni of Crissolo and Bobbio Pellice, not far from the boundary with France, it has an elevation of 3,105 m. It separates the Val Chisone and the Valle Po.
SOIUSA classification
According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[2]
- main part = Western Alps
- major sector = South Western Alps
- section = Cottian Alps
- subsection = southern Cottian Alps
- supergroup = catena Aiguillette-Monviso-Granero
- group = gruppo Granero-Frioland
- subgroup = gruppo del Monte Granero
- code = I/A-4.I-C.9.a
References
- ↑ Monte Meidassa, Italy, www.peakbagger.com (accessed on April 2014)
- ↑ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
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