Bric Costa Rossa
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| Bric Costa Rossa | |
|---|---|
 View of the mountain from colle del Cros | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,403 m (7,884 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 349 m (1,145 ft) |
| Listing | Alpine mountains 2000-2499 m |
| Coordinates | 44°15′02″N 7°36′00″E / 44.2506008°N 7.6000402°E |
| Geography | |
  Bric Costa Rossa Location in the Alps | |
| Location | Piemonte, Italy |
| Parent range | Ligurian Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | ancestral |
| Easiest route | waymarked footpath |
The Bric Costa Rossa is a mountain of the Ligurian Alps located in Piedmont (NW Italy).
In Piedmontese Bric means mountain or hill, while Costa Rossa con be translated from the Italian as red slope.
Geography
The mountain stands on the ridge dividing the valleys of Vermenagna and Pesio.[2] Southwards the water divide continues heading to the Punta Mirauda and Cima della Fascia while northwards it connects Bric Costa Rossa with the Bisalta (2,231 m). On some books Bisalta refers not just to this summit but to a small massif whose highest elevation is the Bric Costa Rossa.
SOIUSA classification
According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[3]
- main part = Western Alps
- major sector = South Western Alps
- section = Ligurian Alps
- subsection = (It:Alpi del Marguareis/Fr:Alpes Liguriennes Occidentales)
- supergroup = (It:Catena Marguareis-Mongioie/Fr:Chaîne Marguareis-Mongioie)
- group = (It:Gruppo Testa Ciaudon-Cima della Fascia)
- subgroup = (It:Costiera del Bric Costa Rossa)
- code = I/A-1.II-B.3.d
