Bric del Dente is a 1107 metres high mountain of the

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located in the Italian region of Liguria.

Etymology

''Bric'' in Ligurian means ''hill'' or ''mountain'', while ''dente'' in Italian means '' tooth''.

Geography

The mountain stands on the

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/ Ligurian

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between Passo del Faiallo and Passo del Turchino. It belongs to the

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, in Liguria. Its summit is a tripoint at which the valleys of

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/ref> Sella Bernè (894 m) divides Bric del Dente from the neighbouring Monte Giallo (at East, 969 m), while a saddle at 931 m divides it from Monte Reixa (westwards, 1183 m). The top of the mountain is marked by a memorial pillar overlooked by a small

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Environment

Bric del Dente sides are generally rocky and steep save the south-western one, gentler and grassier. Since 1985 the mountain belongs to the Parco naturale regionale del Beigua.

Access to the summit

The mountain is easily accessible by signposted tracks departing from Sella Bernè, Passo del Faiallo or Masone. The '' Alta Via dei Monti Liguri'', a long-distance trail from Ventimiglia (province of Imperia) to

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(province of

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), passes very close to the mountain's summit.

Mountain huts

* Cascina Tröa (651 m, in Masone Valley - a tributary of Stura di Ovada)

References

External links

* Hike description o
Comune di Masone: Masone - Bric Dente - Masone
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