Monte Tagliaferro
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Prominence637 m (2,090 ft)[1][2]
Isolation4.16 km (2.58 mi) 
| Monte Tagliaferro | |
|---|---|
 NW face | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,964 m (9,724 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 637 m (2,090 ft)[1][2] |
| Isolation | 4.16 km (2.58 mi) |
| Listing | Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m |
| Coordinates | 45°52′20″N 07°58′13″E / 45.87222°N 7.97028°E |
| Geography | |
  Monte Tagliaferro Location in the Alps | |
| Location | Province of Vercelli, northern Italy |
| Parent range | Pennine Alps |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | from Rima San Giuseppe |
Monte Tagliaferro is a mountain of the Pennine Alps. It is one of the most popular hiking destination of Valsesia.
The name, which literally means iron cutting, may come from a sharp stone block located not far away from the top.
Geography
The mountain is located in Valsesia (VC, Piemonte region). Administratively it is divided between the comunes of Alagna Valsesia and Alto Sermenza.
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 = North Western Alps
- section = Pennine Alps
- subsection = Eastern Aosta and Northern Valsesia Alps
- supergroup = Contrafforti valsesiani del Monte Rosa
- group = Costiera Punta Grober-Tagliaferro-Montevecchio
- subgroup = Costiera del Tagliaferro
- sector of subgroup = Contrafforte Piglimò-Tagliaferro
- code = I/B-9.III-C.7.b/a
