The mountain is located on a ridge which divides two sub-valleys of the Maira watershed, Vallone di Marmora (west) and Vallone di Intersile; its summit stands not faraway from the water divide between Valle Maira and Valle Grana. Punta tempesta is separated from the neighbouring Monte Tibert by the Intersile Pass (2.520 m), while heading SE Sibolet Pass (2.546 m) divides it from Punta Sibolet (2581 m). Towards North the ridge between Marmora and Intersile sub-valleys goes on with a mountain named Punta La Piovosa (in English Rainy Summit, 2.602 m).
Punta Tempesta administratively belongs to the Marmora municipality (comune).[4]
SOIUSA classificationedit
According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[5]
Punta Tempesta is accessible via waymarked footpaths from different locations. Among them can be cited Esischie Pass,[6] Santuario di San Magno (in Valle Grana, 1.761 m)[7] and Tolosano, a frazione (village) of Marmora.[8] In the Italian scale tweir hiking difficulty is rated E (Escursionisti, namely suitable for normal hikers). Sometimes the hikers also reach monte Tibert or other nearby mountains. During winter Punta Tempesta is also a popular destination for alpine skiers or hikers with snowshoes.[9]
^Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN978-88-8068-273-8.
^utente grylluscampestris (2013-07-24). "Tempesta (Punta) dal Col d'Esischie". Retrieved 2017-03-03.
^"VALLE GRANA : DAL SANTUARIO DI SAN MAGNO AL MONTE TIBERT E ALLA PUNTA TEMPESTA". 2012-01-13. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
^user giody54 (2015-06-22). "Piovosa (Punta la), Punta Tempesta, Monte Tibert dal Colle Intersile, anello". Retrieved 2017-03-03. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^user Pieruccio (2004-04-27). "Tempesta (Punta) da Tolosano per la Comba Castellazzo". Retrieved 2017-03-03. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
Istituto Geografico Centrale - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 7 Valli Maira-Grana-Stura
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punta, tempesta, mountain, cottian, alps, located, italy, highest, pointelevation2, prominence309, listingalpine, mountains, 2500, 2999, mcoordinates44, 4218389, 1391194, 4218389, 1391194geographyalpslocationpiedmont, italyparent, rangecottian, alpsclimbingeas. Punta Tempesta is a 2 679 m a s l mountain of the Cottian Alps located in Italy Punta TempestaHighest pointElevation2 679 m 8 789 ft 1 Prominence309 m 1 014 ft 2 1 ListingAlpine mountains 2500 2999 mCoordinates44 25 18 62 N 07 08 20 83 E 44 4218389 N 7 1391194 E 44 4218389 7 1391194GeographyPunta TempestaAlpsLocationPiedmont ItalyParent rangeCottian AlpsClimbingEasiest routefoothpath Contents 1 Etymology 2 Geography 2 1 SOIUSA classification 3 Access to the summit 4 References 5 Maps 6 Photo gallery 7 External linksEtymology editThe name Tempesta in Italian means Storm 3 Geography edit nbsp Summit cross on its right Monte TibertThe mountain is located on a ridge which divides two sub valleys of the Maira watershed Vallone di Marmora west and Vallone di Intersile its summit stands not faraway from the water divide between Valle Maira and Valle Grana Punta tempesta is separated from the neighbouring Monte Tibert by the Intersile Pass 2 520 m while heading SE Sibolet Pass 2 546 m divides it from Punta Sibolet 2581 m Towards North the ridge between Marmora and Intersile sub valleys goes on with a mountain named Punta La Piovosa in English Rainy Summit 2 602 m Punta Tempesta administratively belongs to the Marmora municipality comune 4 SOIUSA classification edit According to SOIUSA International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps the mountain can be classified in the following way 5 main part Western Alps major sector North Western Alps section Cottian Alps subsection Alpi del Monviso supergroup Gruppo del Chambeyron in senso ampio group Gruppo dell Oserot subgroup Gruppo della Meja code I A 4 I A 2 bAccess to the summit editPunta Tempesta is accessible via waymarked footpaths from different locations Among them can be cited Esischie Pass 6 Santuario di San Magno in Valle Grana 1 761 m 7 and Tolosano a frazione village of Marmora 8 In the Italian scale tweir hiking difficulty is rated E Escursionisti namely suitable for normal hikers Sometimes the hikers also reach monte Tibert or other nearby mountains During winter Punta Tempesta is also a popular destination for alpine skiers or hikers with snowshoes 9 References edit nbsp Italy portal nbsp Mountains portal a b I G C Carta dei sentieri 1 50 000 n 7 Valli Maira Grana Stura Key col Colle di Esischie 2370 m tempesta WordReference com Retrieved 2017 02 24 Geoportale Nazionale carta IGM 1 25 000 Istituto Geografico Militare Retrieved 2017 02 23 Marazzi Sergio 2005 Atlante Orografico delle Alpi SOIUSA in Italian Priuli amp Verlucca ISBN 978 88 8068 273 8 utente grylluscampestris 2013 07 24 Tempesta Punta dal Col d Esischie Retrieved 2017 03 03 VALLE GRANA DAL SANTUARIO DI SAN MAGNO AL MONTE TIBERT E ALLA PUNTA TEMPESTA 2012 01 13 Retrieved 2017 03 03 user giody54 2015 06 22 Piovosa Punta la Punta Tempesta Monte Tibert dal Colle Intersile anello Retrieved 2017 03 03 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a author has generic name help CS1 maint numeric names authors list link user Pieruccio 2004 04 27 Tempesta Punta da Tolosano per la Comba Castellazzo Retrieved 2017 03 03 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a author has generic name help Maps editIstituto Geografico Militare IGM official maps of Italy 1 25 000 and 1 100 000 scale on line version Istituto Geografico Centrale Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1 50 000 n 7 Valli Maira Grana SturaPhoto gallery edit nbsp Winter panorama from the summit looking North nbsp Winter panorama from the summit looking SouthExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Punta Tempesta Panoramic images from Punta Tempesta Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Punta Tempesta amp oldid 990672713, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,