Monte San Petrone
View of the mountain from Lano. On the right, the village of San-Lorenzo
Highest point
Elevation1,767 m (5,797 ft)
Prominence1,208 m (3,963 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Isolation18.55 km (11.53 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates42°23′47″N 9°19′37″E / 42.39625°N 9.32681°E / 42.39625; 9.32681
Geography
Monte San Petrone is located in Corsica
Monte San Petrone
Monte San Petrone
CountryFrance
DepartmentHaute-Corse

Monte San Petrone is a mountain in the department of Haute-Corse on the island of Corsica, France. It is the highest mountain in the Monte San Petrone massif, the southernmost of the schist massifs of the northeast of the island.

Location

The Monte San Petrone is the highest peak in the Castagniccia region, named after the abundant sweet chestnut trees, in the northeast of Corsica. It is bounded by the Golo valley to the north, the Tyrhanian Sea to the east, the Tavignano valley to the south and the central valley of Corse from Corte to Ponte Leccia in the east.[1] There are three ridges in the district running roughly north-south: the Mont Piano Maggiore ridge is in the west, the Monte San Pedrone ridge is in the center and is the main ridge of the region, and the eastern ridge includes Monte Negrine and Monte Castello d'Osani.[1]

The peak marks the meeting point of the boundaries of the cantons of Saliceto to the northwest, Nocario to the northeast, Campana to the southeast and San-Lorenzo to the southwest. The Statuette of San Petru is on the eastern slope of the mountain. The village of Saliceto is to the west and Nocario is to the east. The Fium'Alto river originates on the south of the mountain.[2]

Physical

Monte San Petrone has an elevation of 1,767 metres (5,797 ft), clean prominence of 1,208 metres (3,963 ft) and isolation of 18.55 kilometres (11.53 mi). Its nearest higher neighbor is Pinerole at 1,951 metres (6,401 ft), to the west northwest.[3][lower-alpha 1] Monte Cinto, the highest mountain on the island, is 19.5 miles (31.4 km) west.[4]

Hiking

Hikers can access Monte San Petrone in the spring, summer and autumn. It may have snow cover in the winter. The trail from Col de Prato on the D71 road mainly runs through beach and pine woods, which provide shade from the summer heat.[1] The trail is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) long and rises 800 metres (2,600 ft). It may take a walker in good condition three hours to complete.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ PeakVisor says that the nearest higher neighbour is Pinzi a i Giuelli, 11.6 miles (18.7 km) to the west.[4]

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 Monte San Petrone, SummitPost.
  2. ↑ Node: Monte San Petrone (26863958).
  3. ↑ Petter Bjørstad.
  4. 1 2 Monte San Petrone, PeakVisor.
  5. ↑ Ascension du san petrone...

Sources

  • "Ascension du san petrone au coeur de la castagniccia", Visit Corsica, Collectivité Territoriale de Corse: Agence du Tourisme, retrieved 2021-12-04
  • "Monte San Petrone", PeakVisor, retrieved 2021-12-04
  • "Monte San Petrone", SummitPost, retrieved 2021-12-03
  • "Node: Monte San Petrone (26863958)", OpenStreetMap, retrieved 2021-12-03
  • Petter Bjørstad, "Monte San Petrone, France", Peakbagger, retrieved 2021-12-03
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