Cima Altemberg | |
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Altenberg | |
![]() The Altemberg as seen from
Monte Capio | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,395 m (7,858 ft) |
Prominence | 94 m (308 ft)
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Isolation | 1.03 km (0.64 mi)
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Coordinates | 45°56′11″N 8°12′14″E / 45.936438°N 8.203776°E |
Geography | |
Location | Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola / Province of Vercelli, Italy |
Parent range | Alpi Cusiane ( Pennine Alps) |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | hiking from Campello Monti or Rimella |
The Altemberg is a mountain in the Pennine Alps of north-western Italy; with an elevation of 2,395 m (7,858 ft) is the highest peak of the Alpi Cusiane.
The name of the mountain is connected to the Walser German, a language spoken by people who settled into the upper valley of the Strona and Sesia centuries ago. [1] In German Alten means old [2] while Berg means hill or mountain, [3] so the English meaning of the name could be old mountain (vecchia montagna in Italian [4]).
The Altemberg is located on the water divide between Strona and Sesia valleys, South of the Bocchetta Stretta pass, [5] which divides it from the neighbouring Cima Lago. Towards SE the ridge goes on with a saddle named Bocchetta delle Vacche and the Cima del Pizzo (2,233 m). [6] Administratively the mountain belongs to both the comunes of Rimella (West of the summit) and Valstrona. [7] On its summit stands a metallic cross. [8]
According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way: [9]
The Altemberg can be accessed following a foothpath from Campello Monti, a village in the comune of Valstrona, or from Rimella, in Valsesia. [10] The ridge between connecting the Altemberg with Cima Lago needs some climbing skill to be crossed and is rated as PD grade [4]
Cima Altemberg is part of the regional park of Alta Val Sesia e dell'Alta Val Strona. [11]
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Cima Altemberg | |
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Altenberg | |
![]() The Altemberg as seen from
Monte Capio | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,395 m (7,858 ft) |
Prominence | 94 m (308 ft)
![]() |
Isolation | 1.03 km (0.64 mi)
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Coordinates | 45°56′11″N 8°12′14″E / 45.936438°N 8.203776°E |
Geography | |
Location | Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola / Province of Vercelli, Italy |
Parent range | Alpi Cusiane ( Pennine Alps) |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | hiking from Campello Monti or Rimella |
The Altemberg is a mountain in the Pennine Alps of north-western Italy; with an elevation of 2,395 m (7,858 ft) is the highest peak of the Alpi Cusiane.
The name of the mountain is connected to the Walser German, a language spoken by people who settled into the upper valley of the Strona and Sesia centuries ago. [1] In German Alten means old [2] while Berg means hill or mountain, [3] so the English meaning of the name could be old mountain (vecchia montagna in Italian [4]).
The Altemberg is located on the water divide between Strona and Sesia valleys, South of the Bocchetta Stretta pass, [5] which divides it from the neighbouring Cima Lago. Towards SE the ridge goes on with a saddle named Bocchetta delle Vacche and the Cima del Pizzo (2,233 m). [6] Administratively the mountain belongs to both the comunes of Rimella (West of the summit) and Valstrona. [7] On its summit stands a metallic cross. [8]
According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way: [9]
The Altemberg can be accessed following a foothpath from Campello Monti, a village in the comune of Valstrona, or from Rimella, in Valsesia. [10] The ridge between connecting the Altemberg with Cima Lago needs some climbing skill to be crossed and is rated as PD grade [4]
Cima Altemberg is part of the regional park of Alta Val Sesia e dell'Alta Val Strona. [11]
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Altemberg at Wikimedia Commons