Bric Gettina
Bric Gettina is a 1025 metres high mountain in the Ligurian Prealps (part of the Ligurian Alps) in Italy.
| Bric Gettina | |
|---|---|
 The mountain seen from Colle del Melogno | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,025 m (3,363 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 126 m (413 ft) [2] |
| Coordinates | 44°13′26.4″N 08°13′33.6″E |
| Geography | |
  Bric Gettina Location in the Alps | |
| Location | Liguria, Italy |
| Parent range | Ligurian Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | ancestral |
| Easiest route | South-East ridge |
Geography
The mountain is located in the province of Savona, in Liguria. In the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) it gives the name to the Costiera del Bric Gettina,[3] a long ridge which, starting from the main chain of the Alps at monte Settepani, heads south-east towards the Ligurian Sea, dividing the valleys Pora and Maremola.[4]
History
On the slopes of Bric Gettina looking towards Pora Valley during the Renaissance period some silver mines have been exploited. On the site are now visible some tunnels and the remains of buildings devoted to first processing of the mineral and sheltering of miners.[5]
Access to the summit
The summit of Bric Gettina can be accessed following unmarked traks departing from the foothpath connecting Casa del Mago and the former silver mines.
References
- Italian official map 1:25.00 of Istituto Geografico Militare (on-line on www.pcn.minambiente.it)
- key col: Saddle near Casa del Mago (899 m)
- Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 134. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
- Carta turistica ed escursionistica - Provincia di Savona 1:50.000 map; publisher: Provincia di Savona
- (in Italian) Alla scoperta delle antiche miniere d’argento di Rialto, article of S. An. - 16 October 2009, Il Secolo XIX, on-line at www.ilsecoloxix.it (access: June 2015)
External links
Media related to Bric Gettina at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Italian) Ipotesi di ricerca sulle Miniere di galena argentifera del Bric Gettina (in Comune di Rialto, presso Finale Ligure), on-line article of Alfredo Pirondini e Gian Paolo Bocca.