Passo Tanarello

Passo Tanarello
Pas du Tanarel

Italian side
Elevation 2,042 m (6,699 ft)[1]
Traversed by former military dirt road[2]
Location Piedmont, Italy
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Range Ligurian Alps
Coordinates 44°04′45″N 7°42′54″E / 44.07925°N 7.71513°E / 44.07925; 7.71513Coordinates: 44°04′45″N 7°42′54″E / 44.07925°N 7.71513°E / 44.07925; 7.71513
Colle San Bernardo

Location of the pass

Passo Tanarello (in Italian) or Pas du Tanarel (in French) at 2,042 m is a mountain pass in the Ligurian Alps. It connects the valleys of Roya in France and Tanaro in Italy.

Etymology

Tanarello is the diminutive form of Tanaro, the main right-hand tributary of the River Po.[3]

Geography

View from Cima Ventosa

Passo Tanarello is located on the main chain of the Alps between Monte Tanarello and Cima Ventosa. It connects the basins of the Ligurian Sea (south of the pass) and the River Po. Administratively the Italian side belongs to the municipality of Briga Alta and the French side to La Brigue.

Near the pass are located some remains of an old barrack and a small building still used by local farmers.

History

The pass up to World War II was totally in Italian territory but, following the Paris Peace Treaties, signed on February 1947, is now on the border between Italy and France.[4]

Hiking

The pass in easily accessible with a mountain bike by following the old military road.[5] Monte Tanarello can be climbed by unmarked footpaths accessed from the path to the south and Cima Ventosa can be climbed to the north.[6] It can also be accessed in winter with snowshoes.[7]

See also

References

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  1. ↑ Alpi Marittime e Liguri, carta 1:50.000 n.8, Istituto Geografico Centrale (Torino)
  2. ↑ Stringa, Paolo (1976). Valle Argentina. google books (in Italian). Sagep. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  3. ↑ Alfredo Caligiani. Pesca: Apprendere e praticare l'arte della pesca nelle acque dolci e in mare: ambienti, tecniche, pesci (in Italian). De Agostini. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  4. ↑ Treaty text on "Trattato di pace tra Italia ed Alleati". www.instoria.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  5. ↑ "Saccarello (Monte) da la Brigue per Col Linaire, Baisse de Sanson, Passo Tanarello". www.gulliver.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  6. ↑ "M.Saccarello - anello des fontaines". www.gambeinspalla.org (in Italian). Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  7. ↑ "Monte Tanarello m.2094 da Monesi". www.lafiocavenmola.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2016-02-19.
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