Monte San Petrone 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 w ...
on the island of
Corsica, France.
It is the highest mountain in the
Monte San Petrone massif, the southernmost of the
schist
Schist ( ) is a medium-grained metamorphic rock showing pronounced schistosity. This means that the rock is composed of mineral grains easily seen with a low-power hand lens, oriented in such a way that the rock is easily split into thin flakes ...
massifs of the northeast of the island.
Location
The Monte San Petrone is the highest peak in the
Castagniccia region, named after the abundant sweet chestnut trees, in the northeast of Corsica.
It is bounded by the
Golo valley to the north, the Tyrhanian Sea to the east, the
Tavignano
The Tavignano (; co, Tavignanu) is a river on the island of Corsica, France.
Course
The Tavignano is long.
In antiquity the river was known as the ''Rhotanus'' or Ῥότανος.
It crosses the communes of Aléria, Altiani, Antisanti, Casama ...
valley to the south and the central valley of Corse from
Corte to
Ponte Leccia
Ponte Leccia (; or Ponte-Leccia) is a French village, part of the municipality (''commune'') of Morosaglia, in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica. Its name in Corsican language is U Ponte à a Leccia.
Geography
Situated at the confluence be ...
in the east.
There are three ridges in the district running roughly north-south: the Mont Piano Maggiore ridge is in the west, the Monte San Pedrone ridge is in the center and is the main ridge of the region, and the eastern ridge includes Monte Negrine and Monte Castello d'Osani.
The peak marks the meeting point of the boundaries of the cantons of
Saliceto to the northwest,
Nocario
Nocario (; co, Nucariu) 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 the Haute-Corse departm ...
to the northeast,
Campana
Campana (Italian and Spanish for "bell") may refer to:
Places
* Campana Partido, Argentina, a ''partido'' (administrative subdivision) in Buenos Aires Province
** Campana, Buenos Aires Province, a city in Campana Partido
* Campana Island, Capità ...
to the southeast and
San-Lorenzo to the southwest.
The Statuette of San Petru is on the eastern slope of the mountain.
The village of Saliceto is to the west and Nocario is to the east.
The
Fium'Alto river originates on the south of the mountain.
Physical
Monte San Petrone has an elevation of , clean prominence of and isolation of .
Its nearest higher neighbor is Pinerole at , to the west northwest.
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 ...
, the highest mountain on the island, is west.
Hiking
Hikers can access Monte San Petrone in the spring, summer and autumn.
It may have snow cover in the winter.
The trail from
Col de Prato on the D71 road mainly runs through beach and pine woods, which provide shade from the summer heat.
The trail is long and rises .
It may take a walker in good condition three hours to complete.
Gallery
San petrone 1.jpg, Monte San Petrone seen from Ampugnani
Panorama castagniccia.jpg, Panorama of the summit on the west side: the pieve du Vallerustie
Paysage de castagniccia.JPG, The Ampugnani valley and the summit of San Petrone
San Petrone carticasi castagniccia corsica.jpg, San Petrone seen from Carticasi
San Pedrone cambia castagniccia corsica.jpg, San Petrone and its gentle slopes on the Vallerustie side
Crocicchia-St-Andre.jpg, Crocicchia north of San Petrone.
Bigorno San Petrone.jpg, View of San Petrone from Bigorno Pass
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Mountains of Haute-Corse