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Cima Altemberg
The Altemberg is a mountain in the Pennine Alps of north-western Italy; with an elevation of 2,395 m (7,858 ft) is the highest peak of the Alpi Cusiane.

Toponymy

Altemberg Summit cross

The name of the mountain is connected to the Walser German, a language spoken by people who settled into the upper valley of the Strona and Sesia centuries ago. In German Alten means old while Berg means hill or mountain, so the English meaning of the name could be old mountain (vecchia montagna in Italian).

Geography

View of the summit

The Altemberg is located on the water divide between Strona and Sesia valleys, South of the Bocchetta Stretta pass, which divides it from the neighbouring Cima Lago. Towards SE the ridge goes on with a saddle named Bocchetta delle Vacche and the Cima del Pizzo (2,233 m). Administratively the mountain belongs to both the comunes of Rimella (West of the summit) and Valstrona. On its summit stands a metallic cross.

SOIUSA classification

Altemberg (left) and Cima Lago

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:

  • main part = Western Alps
  • major sector = North Western Alps
  • section = Pennine Alps
  • subsection = Southern Valsesia Alps
  • supergroup = Alpi Cusiane
  • group = Costiera Capio-Massa del Turlo
  • code = I/B-9.IV-B.3

Access to the summit

The Altemberg can be accessed following a footpath from Campello Monti, a village in the comune of Valstrona, or from Rimella, in Valsesia. The ridge between connecting the Altemberg with Cima Lago needs some climbing skill to be crossed and is rated as PD grade

Nature conservation

Cima Altemberg is part of the regional park of Alta Val Sesia e dell'Alta Val Strona.

References

  1. ^ "Walser" (in Italian). Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  2. ^ "English translation of 'Alt'". Collins. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  3. ^ "English translation of 'Berg'". Collins. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  4. ^ Castello, Alessandro; Protto, Elio; Zoia, Sandro (2013). "Costiera Val Mastallone - Valle Strona". Alpi biellesi e valsesiane. Guida dei Monti d'Italia (in Italian). CAI / Touring. p. 292.
  5. ^ Also named Tesslu, see Boffa, Felice (1960). Monte Rosa: 98 schizzi, 40 fotoincisioni (in Italian). Club Alpino Italiano. p. 573.
  6. ^ titty79. "Capezzone (Cima) da Campello Monti, anello per Cima Lago, Altemberg e Pizzo" (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-04-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Carta Tecnica Regionale raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0), Regione Piemonte, year 2007
  8. ^ Ceragioli, Filippo; Molino, Aldo (2018). "Alla testata della valle Strona". Escursioni imperdibili nei parchi del Piemonte e dintorni (in Italian). Edizioni del Capricorno. pp. 32–36.
  9. ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 134. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
  10. ^ "Rimella - Altemberg per la Bocchetta delle Vacche (Kihefurku)" (in Italian). CAI - Sezione di Varallo. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
  11. ^ "Val Strona" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2019-04-10.

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