Bric Gettina
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| 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 / 44.224000°N 8.226000°E |
| Geography | |
  Bric Gettina Location in the Alps | |
| Location | Liguria, Italy |
| Parent range | Ligurian Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | ancestral |
| Easiest route | South-East ridge |
Bric Gettina is a 1025 metres high mountain in the Ligurian Prealps (part of the Ligurian Alps) in Italy.
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]
