Monte Leco is a mountain in
Liguria
it, Ligure
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, northern
Italy
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, part of the
Ligurian Apennines. It is located in the provinces of
Genoa
Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian census, the Province of ...
and
Alessandria. It lies at an altitude of 1072 metres.
Access to the summit
The mountain is easily accessible by signposted tracks departing from
Bocchetta Pass or Isoverde (municipality of
Campomorone
Campomorone ( lij, Campomon) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about north of Genoa.
Campomorone borders the following municipalities: Bosio, Ceranesi, Fraconalto, Genoa, Mi ...
).
The ''
Alta Via dei Monti Liguri
The ''Alta Via dei Monti Liguri'' (AV, literally "High Route of the Ligurian Mountains") is a long-distance waymarked hiking trail in the Italian region of Liguria. In about and 44 day hikes, it runs through the arc formed by Ligurian Alps ...
'', a long-distance trail from
Ventimiglia
Ventimiglia (; lij, label= Intemelio, Ventemiglia , lij, label= Genoese, Vintimiggia; french: Vintimille ; oc, label= Provençal, Ventemilha ) is a resort town in the province of Imperia, Liguria, northern Italy. It is located southwest of ...
(province of
Imperia
Imperia (; lij, Inpêia or ) is a coastal city and ''comune'' in the region of Liguria, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Imperia, and historically it was capital of the ''Intemelia'' district of Liguria. Benito Mussolini created the ...
) to
Bolano (province of
La Spezia), passes very close to the mountain's summit.
Nature conservation
The mountain and its surrounding area are part of a SIC ''(
Site of Community Importance
A Site of Community Importance (SCI) is defined in the European Commission Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) as a site which, in the biogeographical region or regions to which it belongs, contributes significantly to the maintenance or restoration at ...
)'' called ''Praglia – Pracaban – M. Leco – P. Martin '' (code: IT1331501). Its northern slopes are included in the Piedmontese natural park of the ''
Capanne di Marcarolo''.
[''Siti di Importanza Comunitaria (SIC)'', Regione Piemonte, list o]
gis.csi.it
(accessed on April 2016)
References
Mountains of Liguria
Mountains of Piedmont
One-thousanders of Italy
Natura 2000 in Italy
Mountains of the Apennines
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