Monte Matto
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Monte Matto is a 3,097 m high mountain
in Piedmont, in the province of Cuneo
. It is part of the Maritime Alps
, dividing the Maris and Gesso della Valletta valleys.
The mountain's peak (consisting of a rige with four aligned peaks) can be seen from most of Cuneo
's plain. The ridge is divided between two different rock formatins, one made up of granitoid gneiss
, the other of mixed gneiss and different kinds of migmatite
.
The mountain is integrally part of the Maritime Alps Natural Park. Fauna includes marmot
, chamois
and, at the higher quotes, Alpine Ibex
.
Mountain
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in Piedmont, in the province of Cuneo
Province of Cuneo
ayr is a province in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west it borders on the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ....
. It is part of the Maritime Alps
Maritime Alps
The Maritime Alps are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps. They form the border between the French département Alpes-Maritimes and the Italian province of Cuneo. The Col de Tende separates them from the Ligurian Alps; the Maddalena Pass separates them from the Cottian Alps...
, dividing the Maris and Gesso della Valletta valleys.
The mountain's peak (consisting of a rige with four aligned peaks) can be seen from most of Cuneo
Cuneo
Cuneo is a city and comune in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the third largest of Italy’s provinces by area...
's plain. The ridge is divided between two different rock formatins, one made up of granitoid gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss is a common and widely distributed type of rock formed by high-grade regional metamorphic processes from pre-existing formations that were originally either igneous or sedimentary rocks.-Etymology:...
, the other of mixed gneiss and different kinds of migmatite
Migmatite
Migmatite is a rock at the frontier between igneous and metamorphic rocks. They can also be known as diatexite.Migmatites form under extreme temperature conditions during prograde metamorphism, where partial melting occurs in pre-existing rocks. Migmatites are not crystallized from a totally...
.
The mountain is integrally part of the Maritime Alps Natural Park. Fauna includes marmot
Marmot
The marmots are a genus, Marmota, of squirrels. There are 14 species in this genus.Marmots are generally large ground squirrels. Those most often referred to as marmots tend to live in mountainous areas such as the Alps, northern Apennines, Eurasian steppes, Carpathians, Tatras, and Pyrenees in...
, chamois
Rupicapra
Rupicapra is a genus of the family Bovidae , which contains two species:*Chamois *Pyrenean Chamois .-External links and references:...
and, at the higher quotes, Alpine Ibex
Alpine Ibex
The Alpine ibex, , is a species of wild goat that lives in the mountains of the European Alps. In its habitat region, the species is known as bouquetin , steinbock , and stambecco ....
.