Monte Cinto
Monte Cinto of the Ercuhütte ( Refuge de l' Ercu, 1667 m ), seen from the southeast from.
The Monte Cinto ( Corsican: Cintu ) is with 2706 meters the highest mountain in the Mediterranean island of Corsica, it is in Cinto massif in the north-western Corsican mountains. The mountain sends to the northeast and southwest distinctive ridges and is often climbed because of its good panoramic view in summer, and in winter by ski mountaineers. The first documented ascent of tourist Cinto took place on June 6, 1882 by French alpinists Edouard Rochat. On May 26, 1883 Francis Fox Tuckett, Edward Theodore Compton and mountain guide Henri Devouassoud reached the summit.
Location, surroundings and Geology
The Cinto massif located in the northwest of the Corsican high mountains in the Haute- Corse. In the northwest of Cinto drops in the Asco Valley, to the south lies the valley of the Golo. A significant neighboring mountain is in the northeast of the 2583 meter high Capu au Verdatu, southwest of Punta Eboulis is with 2607 meters of altitude. To the south lies beneath the Lac du Cinto. The Monte Cinto consists of varied rock. Different granite, in different colors, and rhyolite are the components of Cinto. The nearest major settlement is Albertacce, which is about four and a half kilometers in a straight line in a southerly direction in the valley of the Golo.
Touristic development
Since the Cinto located near the hiking trail GR 20, it is often from the south-west to Refuge Tighiettu, ( Réfuge: shelter ) (: saddle Bocca ) climbed in about four hours walking along the gorge Ravin de Valle di Stagni and the Bocca Crucetta. A shorter rise is from the southeast, Réfuge de l' Ercu ( 1667 m ) above Albertacce from possible. This was also the route of first ascent. From Haut Asco, in winter a Skistützpunkt, the Cinto from the northwest is celebrated in about six hours. All increases lead in easy climbing partially block work.
Sources and maps
- Willi and Kristin Hausmann: Corsica GR 20, Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-7633-4353-9
- Institut national de l'information et Geographical location forestière, Paris: Topographic hiking map 1:25,000, sheet 4360 OT, Monte Cinto (legend: French / English )