Monte Antola (in
Ligurian ''munte Antua'') is a mountain in
Liguria
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, northern
Italy
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, part of the
Ligurian Apennines.
Geography
The mountain is located between the provinces of
Genoa
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and
Alessandria. It lies at an altitude of 1597 metres.
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Close to the summit is located the ''Rifugio Parco Antola'', a mountain hut built by the ''Ente Parco'' and managed by the Club Alpino Italiano. It can accommodate up to 32 hikers or alpinists.
Access to the summit
Several footpaths meet on mount Antola starting from the surrounding valleys. Among them can be cited:
*the route from ''Bavastrelli'' (Propata
Propata ( lij, Propâ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about northeast of Genoa.
The parish church of St. Lawrence houses a wooden statue by Anton Maria Maragliano
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), which reaches the summit in a couple of hours passing near the new mountain hut built by the natural park;
*the route from ''Caprile'', another village of Propata
Propata ( lij, Propâ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about northeast of Genoa.
The parish church of St. Lawrence houses a wooden statue by Anton Maria Maragliano
Anton M ...
municipality, which after the saddle near Monte delle Tre Croci reaches the summit following the Po Valley/Ligurian Sea
The Ligurian Sea ( it, Mar Ligure; french: Mer Ligurienne; lij, Mâ Ligure) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea. It lies between the Italian Riviera (Liguria) and the island of Corsica. The sea is thought to have been named after the ancient ...
water divide. It takes around 2.30 hours' walking;
*the route from Crocefieschi
Crocefieschi () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about northeast of Genoa.
Crocefieschi borders the following municipalities: Busalla, Savignone, Valbrevenna, Vobbia.
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, through the Incisa pass, demanding more than 4 hours of walk;
*the route from Torriglia
Torriglia ( lij, Torriggia) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located in the upper Trebbia valley, about northeast of Genoa.
Torriglia borders the following municipalities: Davagna, ...
through monte Carmo (around 3 hours).
Conservation
The southern side of the mountain since 1989 is included in the Parco naturale regionale dell'Antola
The Antola Natural Regional Park (in Italian ''Parco naturale regionale dell'Antola'') is a natural park in Metropolitan City of Genoa (Liguria, Italy). It gets the name from the highest mountain of the area, Monte Antola.
History
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References
Mountains of Liguria
Mountains of Piedmont
One-thousanders of Italy
Mountains of the Apennines
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