| Rocca Barbena | |
|---|---|
 Southern face | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,142 m (3,747 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 328 m (1,076 ft)[2][1] |
| Isolation | 3.64 km (2.26 mi)  |
| Coordinates | 44°09′26.96″N08°07′52.64″E / 44.1574889°N 8.1312889°E /44.1574889; 8.1312889 |
| Geography | |
  Rocca Barbena Location in the Alps | |
| Location | Liguria,Italy |
| Parent range | Ligurian Alps |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | limestone |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | ancestral |
| Easiest route | hike fromColle Scravaion |
Rocca Barbena is a 1,142-metre (3,747 ft) high mountain in theLigurian Prealps (part of theLigurian Alps) inItaly.
The mountain is located on themain chain of the Alps and dominates from NorthCastelvecchio di Rocca Barbena. Its northern cliffs face onBardineto andBormida valley. The summit stands on thewater divide betweenLigurian Sea andRiver Pobasins. Going NWColle Scravaion (814 m) divides the Rocca Barbena from the neighbouring Monte Lingo (1103 m) while looking East the water divide goes on with colletto Bianco (935 m), Monte Sebanco (983 m) andGiogo di Toirano.[3] Unlikely other rounded and woody mountains in the area Rocca Barbena is rocky and locally precipitous,[4] above all on its North face.
Administratively the Rocca Barbena belongs to themunicipality ofCastelvecchio di Rocca Barbena.[5] On its summit, which offers a very good point of view onLigurian Alps andItalian Riviera, stands across with a metallic box sheltering asummit register.
Rocca Barbena can be reached fromColle Scravaion following awaymarked footpath. The route does not requirealpinistic skills even if there are some very steep stretches and in the Italian scale ofhiking difficulty, the route is ratedE (Escursionisti, namely suitable for normal hikers). It is also possible accessing the summit via East ridge from theColletto Bianco.[6]
Colletto Bianco andColle Scravaion are linked by theAlta Via dei Monti Liguri, a trekking route which passes at the base of the northern cliffs of the Rocca Barbena.[7]
The mountain and its surrounding area are part of anarea protetta provinciale (protected provincial area) established by theProvincia di Savona mainly in order to preserve environmental produced bykarstic erosion as rock pinnacles,ponors and caves.[8] The area also belongs to the SIC(Site of Community Importance) calledMonte Ravinet-Rocca Barbena - codeIT 1324011.[9]
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