Punta Marguareis

Mountain in Italy

Punta Marguareis
Pointe Marguareis

Location of Marguareis in the Alps.

LocationPiedmont, Italy
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FranceParent rangeLigurian AlpsClimbingFirst ascentdocumented: Lorenzo Pareto, 1903

The Punta Marguareis (It) or Pointe Marguareis (Fr) is a mountain in the Ligurian Alps, on the boundary between Italy and France; It is the highest peak of the Ligurian Alps.

Geography

Administratively the Marguareis is divided between the Italian region of Piemonte (province: Cuneo) and the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (department: Alpes-Maritimes).

SOIUSA classification

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:^[2]

main part = Western Alps
major sector = South Western Alps
section = Ligurian Alps
subsection = (It:Alpi del Marguareis/Fr:Alpes Liguriennes Occidentales)
supergroup = (It:Catena Marguareis-Mongioie/Fr:Chaîne Marguareis-Mongioie)
group = (It:Gruppo del Marguareis/Fr:Groupe du Marguareis)
subgroup = (It:Nodo del Marguareis/Fr:Nœud du Marguareis)
code = I/A-1.II-B.2.a

Geology

The Marguareis is part of a karst area where are located many caves very popular among speleologists.^[3]

References

^ Punta Marguareis, France/Italy, www.peakbagger.com (accessed on April 2014)
^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 62. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
^ Dentro il Marguareis, site deep up to 900 m www.agsp.it Archived 2013-01-23 at the Wayback Machine (accessed in May 2012)

Maps

Italian official cartography (Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it
French official cartography (Institut Géographique National - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr