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Ronco Di Maglio
Ronco di Maglio is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Prealps. Geography The mountain is located near the centre of the Provincia di Savona, between the comune, comuni (municipalities) of Osiglia and Bormida, Liguria, Bormida, and is one of the highest of the Ligurian Prealps. It stands on the ridge dividing two valleys belonging to the Bormida (river), 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. 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 Napoleone, Napoleonic trenches can be seen. Access to the summit Ronco di Maglio can be ascended by various waymarked foothpats; among them can be reminded the one starting from Colla Baltera (794 m) which, passing through Bric d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Key Col
In topography, prominence (also referred to as autonomous height, relative height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop or relative height in British English) measures the height of a mountain or hill's summit relative to the lowest contour line encircling it but containing no higher summit within it. It is a measure of the independence of a summit. A peak's ''key col'' (the highest col surrounding the peak) is a unique point on this contour line and the ''parent peak'' is some higher mountain, selected according to various criteria. Definitions The prominence of a peak may be defined as the least drop in height necessary in order to get from the summit to any higher terrain. This can be calculated for a given peak in the following way: for every path connecting the peak to higher terrain, find the lowest point on the path; the ''key col'' (or ''key saddle'', or ''linking col'', or ''link'') is defined as the highest of these points, along all connecting paths; the prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
