Monte Bignone

Mountain in Italy

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Monte Bignone

Location in the Alps

LocationLiguria, ItalyParent rangeLigurian Alps

Monte Bignone is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Alps. It is located in the province of Imperia near Sanremo. It lies at an altitude of 1299 metres and lies within the San Romolo Natural Park.^[2]

SOIUSA classification

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:^[3]

main part = Western Alps
major sector = South Western Alps
section = Ligurian Alps
subsection = Alpi del Marguareis
supergroup = Catena del Saccarello
group = Gruppo del Monte Saccarello
subgroup = Costiera Ceppo-Bignone
code = I/A-1.II-A.1.e

Nature conservation

The mountain and its surrounding area are included in a SIC (Site of Community Importance) called Monte Nero - Monte Bignone (code: IT1315806 ).^[4]

References

Media related to Monte Bignone at Wikimedia Commons

^ I.G.C. - Carta dei sentieri 1:50.000 n. 14 San Remo - Imperia - Monte Carlo
^ "Parco Naturale San Romolo-Monte Bignone". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 134. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
^ Bollettino Ufficiale Regione Liguria nr.13 of 15-7-2009; the Ligurian SIC list is on-line on lrv.regione.liguria.it Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (access: July 2015)