Monte Padro ( co, Padru) 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
Monte Padro is on the ridge that defines the border between the communes of
Olmi-Cappella
Olmi-Cappella (; co, Olmi è Cappella) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Haute-Corse department
The following is a list of the 236 Communes of France, com ...
to the north and
Asco to the south.
The ridge slopes down to the east into the island's central valley.
The village of Asco is to the southeast of the mountain.
The
Asco river runs past the south of the mountain, with the D147 road running parallel to the road.
Physical
Monte Padro is high.
It has a prominence of and isolation of . from its nearest higher neighbor, 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 south.
The Cima di a Statoghia is to the west, and the Monte Corona is further to the west.
Streams draining the south slopes of Monte Padru are tributaries to the Asco river, while streams draining the northern slopes are tributaries of the
Tartagine
The Tartagine (french: Rivière de Tartagine) is a river in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France.
It flows through the Monte Cinto massif.
It is a tributary of the Asco, which in turn is a tributary of the Golo.
Course
The Tartagine ...
river.
Gallery
File:Monte-Padro.jpg, Monte Padru seen from the "Balanina" in Pietralba
Pietralba (; co, Petralba) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
Geography Climate
Pietralba has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification ''Csa''). The average annual temperature in Pietr ...
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Mountains of Haute-Corse