Cima Altemberg
Altenberg
The Altemberg as seen from Monte Capio
Highest point
Elevation2,395 m (7,858 ft)
Prominence94 m (308 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Isolation1.03 km (0.64 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates45°56′11″N 8°12′14″E / 45.936438°N 8.203776°E / 45.936438; 8.203776
Geography
Cima Altemberg is located in Alps
Cima Altemberg
Cima Altemberg
Location in the Alps
LocationProvince of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola / Province of Vercelli, Italy
Parent rangeAlpi Cusiane (Pennine Alps)
Climbing
Easiest routehiking from Campello Monti or Rimella

The Altemberg is a mountain in the Pennine Alps of north-western Italy; with an elevation of 2,395 m (7,858 ft) is the highest peak of the Alpi Cusiane.

Toponymy

Altemberg Summit cross

The name of the mountain is connected to the Walser German, a language spoken by people who settled into the upper valley of the Strona and Sesia centuries ago.[1] In German Alten means old[2] while Berg means hill or mountain,[3] so the English meaning of the name could be old mountain (vecchia montagna in Italian[4]).

Geography

View of the summit

The Altemberg is located on the water divide between Strona and Sesia valleys, South of the Bocchetta Stretta pass,[5] which divides it from the neighbouring Cima Lago. Towards SE the ridge goes on with a saddle named Bocchetta delle Vacche and the Cima del Pizzo (2,233 m).[6] Administratively the mountain belongs to both the comunes of Rimella (West of the summit) and Valstrona.[7] On its summit stands a metallic cross.[8]

SOIUSA classification

Altemberg (left) and Cima Lago

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[9]

  • main part = Western Alps
  • major sector = North Western Alps
  • section = Pennine Alps
  • subsection = Southern Valsesia Alps
  • supergroup = Alpi Cusiane
  • group = Costiera Capio-Massa del Turlo
  • code = I/B-9.IV-B.3

Access to the summit

The Altemberg can be accessed following a foothpath from Campello Monti, a village in the comune of Valstrona, or from Rimella, in Valsesia.[10] The ridge between connecting the Altemberg with Cima Lago needs some climbing skill to be crossed and is rated as PD grade [4]

Nature conservation

Cima Altemberg is part of the regional park of Alta Val Sesia e dell'Alta Val Strona.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Walser" (in Italian). Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  2. ↑ "English translation of 'Alt'". Collins. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  3. ↑ "English translation of 'Berg'". Collins. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  4. 1 2 Castello, Alessandro; Protto, Elio; Zoia, Sandro (2013). "Costiera Val Mastallone - Valle Strona". Alpi biellesi e valsesiane. Guida dei Monti d'Italia (in Italian). CAI / Touring. p. 292.
  5. ↑ Also named Tesslu, see Boffa, Felice (1960). Monte Rosa: 98 schizzi, 40 fotoincisioni (in Italian). Club Alpino Italiano. p. 573.
  6. ↑ titty79. "Capezzone (Cima) da Campello Monti, anello per Cima Lago, Altemberg e Pizzo" (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-04-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ Carta Tecnica Regionale raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0), Regione Piemonte, year 2007
  8. ↑ Ceragioli, Filippo; Molino, Aldo (2018). "Alla testata della valle Strona". Escursioni imperdibili nei parchi del Piemonte e dintorni (in Italian). Edizioni del Capricorno. pp. 32–36.
  9. ↑ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 134. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
  10. ↑ "Rimella - Altemberg per la Bocchetta delle Vacche (Kihefurku)" (in Italian). CAI - Sezione di Varallo. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
  11. ↑ "Val Strona" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2019-04-10.

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