Monte Taccone is a mountain located between
Liguria
Liguria (; lij, Ligûria ; french: Ligurie) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is ...
and
Piedmont
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in north-western
Italy
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. It is part of the
Ligurian Apennines
The Apennines or Apennine Mountains (; grc-gre, links=no, Ἀπέννινα ὄρη or Ἀπέννινον ὄρος; la, Appenninus or – a singular with plural meaning;''Apenninus'' (Greek or ) has the form of an adjective, which wou ...
.
Access to the summit
The mountain is accessible by signposted footpaths 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, Migna ...
).
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 Regions of Italy, 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 Muss ...
) to
Bolano
Bolano ( lij, Bolan) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southeast of Genoa and about northeast of La Spezia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,490 and an are ...
(province of
La Spezia
La Spezia (, or , ; in the local Spezzino dialect) is the capital city of the province of La Spezia and is located at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the southern part of the Liguria region of Italy.
La Spezia is the second largest city ...
), passes very close to the mountain's summit.
Nature conservation
The northern slopes of Monte Taccone are included in the ''
Capanne di Marcarolo'' natural park.
[''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
Mountains of the Apennines
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