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Cima di Nasta

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Cima di Nasta
Cima di Nasta (centre) and Cime Paganini (left) as seen from the west
Highest point
Elevation3,108 m (10,197 ft)
Coordinates44°09′56″N 7°18′24″E / 44.16556°N 7.30667°E / 44.16556; 7.30667
Naming
Native name
Geography
Cima di Nasta is located in Piedmont
Cima di Nasta
Cima di Nasta
Cima di Nasta is located in Italy
Cima di Nasta
Cima di Nasta
Country Italy
ProvinceCuneo
RegionPiedmont
Parent rangeMaritime Alps
Geology
Rock typeGneiss

Cima di Nasta (French: Cime de Nasta) is a mountain in the Maritime Alps. It is located in the upper Gesso valley, between the comunes of Valdieri and Entracque, and belongs to the Argentera massif.

Geography

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It is located on the secondary ridge which, detaching itself from the main Alpine watershed from Cime Guilié in a northerly direction, reaches Mount Argentera.[1] The watershed of this ridge, on which the peak lies, separates Valdieri and Entracque. Geologically, it is composed of gneiss.[2]

Ascent

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The first ascent was made in 1878 by British mountaineer Douglas Freshfield.[3] It was an ascent "by mistake" as Freshfield intended to climb the southern peak of Argentera.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Paschetta, Vincent (1981). Haut pays niçois, Mercantour Sud: Merveilles, Haute-Roya, Haute-Vésubie, Argentera (in French). Didier et Richard. ISBN 978-2-7038-0017-0.
  2. ^ "Carta geologica d'Italia scala 1:100.000: Foglio 90, Demonte". sgi.isprambiente.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  3. ^ The Alpine Journal. Alpine Club. 1880.
  4. ^ L' echo des alpes (in French). 1878. p. 84.