Monte Cinto Massif

Monte Cinto Massif
Monte Cinto from Capu Biancu (2,562 m)
Highest point
Elevation	2,706 m (8,878 ft)
Prominence	2,706 m (8,878 ft)
Coordinates	42°22′46.86″N 8°56′44.22″E
Geography
Location	Corsica, France

The Monte Cinto Massif is one of the main massifs in the island of Corsica, France, taking its name from the highest mountain in Corsica, Monte Cinto. It is the northernmost and highest of the four massifs that form the spine of the island. The massif is mostly in the Haute-Corse department, but the southwest of the massif is in the Corse-du-Sud department.

Setting

The island of Corsica essentially consists of a long chain of mountains divided into four massifs. From north to south these are the massifs of Monte Cinto, Monte Rotondo, Monte Renoso and Monte Incudine. The Monte Cinto Massif is the highest at 2,706 metres (8,878 ft) of elevation, followed by the massifs of Monte Rotondo, Monte Renoso and Monte Incudine. The main peaks are Monte Cinto, Punta Minuta, Paglia Orba, Monte Padro, Monte Traunato, Monte Corona, Capu a u Ceppu and Monte Grosso.

The massif is bounded by the Forêt de Bonifatu and Forêt de Tartagine Melaja to the north, the Forêt de Pineto to the east and the Forêt de Valdu Niellu to the south. It is drained by the Fango river to the west, the Tavignano to the southeast, the Golo to the east, the Asco and Tartagine to the northeast and the Figarella to the northwest.

Peaks

The main peaks are,

Name	Elevation		Prominence
	meters	feet	meters	feet
Monte Cinto	2,706	8,878	2,706	8,878
Capo al Berdato	2,583	8,474	163	535
Capu Biancu	2,562	8,406	140	460
Punta Minuta	2,556	8,386	176	577
Capu Falu	2,540	8,330	115	377
Paglia Orba	2,525	8,284	530	1,740
Capu Larghia	2,503	8,212	98	322
Monte Padro	2,389	7,838	545	1,788
Capu Tafunatu	2,335	7,661	192	630
Cima di a Statoghia	2,305	7,562	279	915
Punta Rossa	2,247	7,372	117	384
Punta Licciola	2,235	7,333	268	879
Punta Missoghiu	2,201	7,221	215	705
Cima a i Mori	2,180	7,150	350	1,150
a Muvrella	2,148	7,047	195	640
Capu Ladroncellu	2,145	7,037	206	676
Monte Corona	2,144	7,034	860	2,820
Capu a e Ghiarghiole	2,105	6,906	94	308
Capu a u Dente	2,029	6,657	178	584
Punta di e Cricche	2,057	6,749	222	728
Monte Albanu	2,018	6,621	112	367
Capu a u Ceppu	1,951	6,401	363	1,191
Monte Grosso	1,935	6,348	161	528
San Parteo	1,680	5,510
Capu a a Ghiallichiccia	1,619	5,312	395	1,296

Gallery

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  Penna Rossa and Capu Biancu from Custera
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  Monte Cinto from Capu Biancu
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  Pioggiola view of San Parteo

See also

• List of mountains in Corsica by height

Sources

• "Europe Ultra-Prominences", Peaklist.org, retrieved 2021-12-06
• "Le Monte Cinto", GR20 Infos (in French), retrieved 2021-12-06
• "Node: Monte Cinto (1102925427)", OpenStreetMap, retrieved 2021-12-05
• "Randonnée Monte Cinto (2706 m) GR20 Corse", Les Topos Pyrénées (in French), retrieved 2021-12-06