Monte Armetta
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Isolation4.63 km (2.88 mi) 
| Monte Armetta | |
|---|---|
 Monte Armetta from Monte Dubasso | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,739 m (5,705 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 805[1][3] |
| Isolation | 4.63 km (2.88 mi) |
| Listing | Mountains of Italy |
| Coordinates | 44°08′09″N 7°56′19″E / 44.13594°N 7.93872°E |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Mountain of the small cave |
| Language of name | Italian |
| Geography | |
  Monte Armetta Location in the Alps | |
| Location | Piedmont, Italy |
| Parent range | Ligurian Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | ancestral |
| Easiest route | hike |
Monte Armetta is a mountain in Piedmont, northern Italy, part of the Alps. At an altitude of 1,739 metres it is the highest summit of the Ligurian Prealps.[4]
According to the historian Emanuele Celesia the name Armetta comes from Hermes, but other scholars think that it's a diminutive of arma, a local term used in Liguria for cave.[5][full citation needed]
