Monte Pietraborga
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| Monte Pietraborga | |
|---|---|
 The mountain as seen from the Moncuni | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 926 m (3,038 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 326 m (1,070 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 7.16 km (4.45 mi) |
| Coordinates | 45°01′18″N 7°25′19″E / 45.0215821°N 7.4218153°E |
| Geography | |
  Monte Pietraborga Location in Italy | |
| Location | Piedmont, Italy |
| Parent range | Cottian Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | ancestral |
| Easiest route | hiking from Trana or Sangano |
Monte Pietraborga is a mountain in the Cottian Alps, Metropolitan City of Turin in Piedmont, north-western Italy. It is located between the comuni of Trana and Sangano.[1]
The mountain overlooks Trana and belongs to the South flank of the Sangone valley. On its summit three ridges meet: the Eastern one goes down till to a saddle at 658 m then, after regaining some metres of elevation with the Punta del Colletto (685 m), ends up close to the centre of Sangano; the brief North ridge goes down heading to Trana, and the South ridge connects the Pietraborga with Monte San Giorgio.
Geology
The Pietraborga is known by geologists as an example of mountain made of serpentine.[3] North of the mountain a stone quarry operated in the early 20th century.[4]
History
The Pietraborga summit cross was built in 1900.[5] Not faraway from the summit, heading towards Colle Damone, stands a group of boulders interpreted by some people as Celtic remains (dolmens and menhirs roughly arranged in a circle in the so called Sito dei Celti – Celtics' Site).[6]
The village of Pratovigero, located on the Pietraborga slopes facing Trana, was permanently inhabited till to the 1960s.[7]
