Corno alle Scale

#3673 among destinations in Italy

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Corno alle Scale is a mountain in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, located in the territory of the municipality of Lizzano in Belvedere, with the northern slope and summit included entirely in the area of the metropolitan city of Bologna, of which it constitutes the highest altitude, and part of the southern slope included instead in the municipality of San Marcello Piteglio in the province of Pistoia. The name derives from the unique shape of the northern face, consisting of a series of stepped rocky crags.

Classified as a Site of Community Interest and Special Protection Area, itself part of the Corno alle Scale Regional Park, established in 1988. poems by Vico Faggi, a poet and playwright from Modena, Genoa by adoption, are dedicated to it, and it is home to an important ski resort in the northern Apennines.

Alternative names: Coordinates: 44°7'10"N, 10°49'49"E

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Emilia-RomagnaItaly

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Corno alle Scale – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Monte Cupolino, Monte Gennaio, La Nuda, Rifugio Duca Degli Abruzzi.

1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Monte Cupolino
26 min walk • Mount Cupolino is a peak of m. 1852 a.s.l. that lies on the main ridge of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, between the Three Terms Pass, at m. 1785 a.s.l. and the Calanca Pass, at m. 1737 a.s.l.
1.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Monte Gennaio
36 min walk • Mt. January, also called Mt. dell'Uccelliera, is a mountain in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, reaching 1810.1 meters above sea level; other sources give the figure as 1814 m above sea level.
1.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
La Nuda
31 min walk • Mount La Nuda is located in the Emilia-Romagna Region, in the metropolitan city of Bologna, opposite the Balzi dell'Ora, the overhanging and jagged northern ridge of the Corno alle Scale and is separated from the latter by the Passo del Vallone, a...
1 miW
Hiking, Alpine hut
Rifugio Duca Degli Abruzzi
27 min walk • The Duca degli Abruzzi refuge was the first alpine refuge built on the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, more specifically on the shores of Lake Scaffaiolo.