Ronco di Maglio

Ronco di Maglio
Ronco di Maglio
	The mountain as viewed from South
Highest point
Elevation	1,109.5 m (3,640 ft)
Prominence	315.5
Coordinates	44°17′41″N 8°13′21″E / 44.2947°N 8.22253°ECoordinates: 44°17′41″N 8°13′21″E / 44.2947°N 8.22253°E
Geography
	Ronco di Maglio Location in the Alps
Location	Liguria, Italy
Parent range	Ligurian Alps

Ronco di Maglio is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Alps.

Geography[]

The mountain is located near the centre of the Provincia di Savona, between the comuni (municipalities) of Osiglia and Bormida, and is one of the highest of the . It stands on the ridge dividing two valleys belonging to the Bormida watershed, Osiglia valley (west) and Pallare valley. Going South a saddle at 858 metes divides it from Bric della Croce (911 m), while northwards the ridge lowers and ends up between Plodio and Millesimo.^[1] Near the summit can be seen a few pine trees remaining from a thick coniferous wood which used to grow in there.

History[]

Around the mountain top some remains of Napoleonic trenches can be seen.^[3]

Access to the summit[]

Summit cairn

Ronco di Maglio can be ascended by various waymarked foothpats; among them can be reminded the one starting from Colla Baltera (794 m^[1]) which, passing through , reaches the summit from South. The mountain is also accessible by mountain bike.^[4] The mountain top is wooded and almost flat; on its highest point stands a cairn with a summit register.

Nature conservation[]

The mountain and its surrounding area are part of a SIC (Site of Community Importance) called Ronco di Maglio (code: IT1322216).^[5]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Limiti Amministrativi (Comunali, Provinciali, Regionali) sc. 1:25000 - ed. 2011; Regione Liguria, on-line version: geoportale.regione.liguria.it
^ Key col: Colla Baltera, 794 m
^ Liguria, pagine 365; AA.VV., ed. Touring Club Italiano, anno 1982
^ Traversata del monte Ronco di Maglio, web-page on www.liguriabike.it (access: March 2017)
^ Bollettino Ufficiale Regione Liguria nr.13 of 15-7-2009; the Ligurian SIC list is on-line at lrv.regione.liguria.it Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (access: July 2015)

[cartalig-1] Limiti Amministrativi (Comunali, Provinciali, Regionali) sc. 1:25000 - ed. 2011; Regione Liguria, on-line version: geoportale.regione.liguria.it

[2] Key col: Colla Baltera, 794 m

[3] Liguria, pagine 365; AA.VV., ed. Touring Club Italiano, anno 1982

[4] Traversata del monte Ronco di Maglio, web-page on www.liguriabike.it (access: March 2017)

[5] Bollettino Ufficiale Regione Liguria nr.13 of 15-7-2009; the Ligurian SIC list is on-line at lrv.regione.liguria.it Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (access: July 2015)

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