Capo al Berdato (french: Capu a u Verdatu, co, Capu à u Pardatu) is a mountain in the department of
Haute-Corse
Haute-Corse (; co, Corsica suprana , or ; en, Upper Corsica) is (as of 2022) an administrative department of France, consisting of the northern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged wi ...
on the island of
Corsica
Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...
, France.
It is in the
Monte Cinto massif
The Monte Cinto massif is one of the main massifs in the island of Corsica, France, taking its name from the highest mountain in Corsica, Monte Cinto.
It is the northernmost and highest of the four massifs that form the spine of the island.
The ma ...
.
Location
Capu al Berdato is in the northwest of the island, in the Monte Cinto massif.
The commune of
Asco is to the north and northeast,
Lozzi is to the south and southeast, and
Corscia
Corscia () is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
It contains the Corscia hydroelectric power station, which is fed by water channeled from Lac de Calacuccia and discharges into the Barrage de Corscia. ...
is to the east.
The D147 road runs to the north of the mountain down the Asco river valley to the village of Asco.
Lac Maggiore is below the peak to the east.
Physical
Capo al Berdato is at an elevation of and prominence of .
It is connected to
Monte Cinto
Monte Cinto ( co, Monte Cintu) is the highest mountain on the island of Corsica, a region of France.
Geography
The elevation of the mountain is and so is its prominence, making it one of the most prominent peaks in Europe.
It is the highest ...
to the southwest by the Créte de Sellola, a ridge.
Another ridge, the Pianu di Terra Corsica, connects it to the Capu Terra Corsica to the southeast.
A third ridge connects it to the
Capu Biancu
The Capu Biancu is a mountain in the department of Haute-Corse on the island of Corsica, France.
Location
Capu Biancu is on a ridge that forms the boundary between the communes of Asco and Corscia in Haute-Corse.
Other peaks on the ridge are th ...
to the northeast.
The north and west of the mountain is drained by tributaries of the
Asco river
The Asco ( co, Ascu) is a small river in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is a tributary of the Golo. The river rises in the Monte Cinto massif among some of the highest mountains of Corsica, passes a ski resort and the old vill ...
, while the south and east of the mountain is drained by tributaries of the
Golo river.
Gallery
File:Lozzi-Poggio-Sta-Maria Assunta.jpg, Capu a u Verdatu from Poggio-di-Lozzi
File:Lac Maio depuis le Capu a u Verdatu.jpg, Lac Maggiore from Capu a u Verdatu
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Mountains of Haute-Corse