Cime de Missun
The Cime de Mussun (French) or Cima Missun (Italian[3]) is a mountain of the Ligurian Alps.
| Cime de Missun | |
|---|---|
| Italian: Cima Missun | |
 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,355 m (7,726 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 183 m (600 ft)[1][2] |
| Coordinates | 44°06′00″N 7°41′43″E |
| Geography | |
  Cime de Missun Location in the Alps | |
| Location | Piemonte, Italy - Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Parent range | Ligurian Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | ancestral |
| Easiest route | foothpath |
History
The mountain up to World War II was totally belonging to Italy but, following the Paris Peace Treaties, signed in February 1947, is now shared between Italy and France.[4]
Geography
The mountain belongs to the Ligurian Alps and is located on the main chain of the Alps and on the water divide between che drainage basins of river Po (East) and Roya. Heading South the chain goes on with Punta Farenga and Cima Ventosa, while towards N-W it continues with the large saddle of Colla Rossa, which divides Cima Missun from Monte Bertrand.[5] The summit, which is marked by a small cross, is located in France close to the French-Italian border, between Piemonte and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Administratively the summit belongs to the French mairie of La Brigue. On the slopes facing Italy a former military mule-track runs across the mountainside, connecting Monesi with the colle di Tenda.
SOIUSA classification
According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[6]
- main part = Western Alps
- major sector = South Western Alps
- section = Ligurian Alps
- subsection = (It:Alpi del Marguareis/Fr:Alpes Liguriennes Occidentales)
- supergroup = (It:Catena del Saccarello /Fr:Chaîne du Mont Saccarel)
- group = (It:Gruppo del Monte Saccarello /Fr:Groupe du Mont Saccarel)
- subgroup = (It:Nodo del Monte Saccarello /Fr:Nœud du Mont Saccarel)
- code = I/A-1.II-A.1.a
Hiking
The mountain is accessible from the Colla Rossa[7] by a brief diversion branching from the former military dirt road which marks the border between Italy and France, which in this stretch coincides with an hiking itinerary named Alta via delle Alpi del Mare.[8]
Maps
- Cartografia ufficiale italiana in scala 1:25.000 e 1:100.000 (Map). Istituto Geografico Militare.
- Géoportail (French official maps) (Map). Institut géographique national.
- Carta in scala 1:50.000 n. 8 Alpi Marittime e Liguri (Map). Torino: Istituto Geografico Centrale.
References
- carta in scala 1:25.000 n.16 "Parco del Marguareis" (Map). Ciriè: Fraternali.
- Key col: Colla Rossa (2172 m)
- "L'Universo" (in Italian). Vol. 28. Istituto Geografico Militare. 1948. p. 10. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- Trattato di pace tra Italia ed Alleati, treaty text on www.instoria.it (access-date: 2019-07-14)
- Carta dei sentieri e stradale 1:25.00 Alta Val Tanaro, Alta Valle Arroscia, Alta Valle Argentina (Map) (in Italian). Ciriè: Fraternali.
- Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 62. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
- settecapelli Andrea81 (2011-11-26). "Missun (Cima) dal Ponte del Giairetto per la Colla Rossa" (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- "AM.11 Rifugio Don Barbera - Colla Rossa - Rifugio Sanremo" (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-07-05.
