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Col De Prato
The Col de Prato ( co, Bocca di u Pratu) is a mountain pass in the Haute-Corse department of Corsica, France. Location The pass is at an elevation of . It is in the Monte San Petrone massif, to the north of the Monte San Petrone. The D71 road from Morosaglia to the northwest runs through the pass and continues south and then east to the coast near Valle-di-Campoloro. It crosses between the valley of the Casaluna, a tributary of the Golo, and the valley of the Fium'Alto The Fium'Alto (or Fium'Altu) is a small coastal river in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. Course The Fium'Alto is long. It crosses the communes of Carcheto-Brustico, Casalta, Croce, Ficaja, Monacia-d'Orezza, Penta-di-Casinca, .... The Ruisseau de Campo di Melo rises on its western side. This flows into the Ruisseau de Conca (called the Prunitaccio downstream), a tributary of the Casaluna. The Ruisseau de Lavatoio et de Noceta rises on the eastern side of the pass, which successively j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte San Petrone
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. 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. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |