Punta Minuta

Punta Minuta
West face of Punta Minuta
Highest point
Elevation2,556 m (8,386 ft)
Coordinates42°22′31″N 8°54′50″E / 42.3752°N 8.9139°E / 42.3752; 8.9139
Geography
Punta Minuta is located in Corsica
Punta Minuta
Punta Minuta
CountryFrance
DepartmentHaute-Corse
Parent rangeMonte Cinto massif

Punta Minuta is a 2,556 metres (8,386 ft) mountain in the department of Haute-Corse on the island of Corsica, France. It is in the Monte Cinto massif.

Location

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The peak is in the commune of Albertacce, just south of the communes of Asco to the northeast and Manso to the northwest. The nearest road is the D147 to the north, which runs northwest from the village of Asco.[1]

Physical

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Punta Minuta is 2,556 metres (8,386 ft) high and has a prominence of 176 metres (577 ft). It is isolated by 1.88 kilometres (1.17 mi) from the slopes of its nearest higher neighbor, Monte Cinto.[2] It is in the central chain of the Monte Cinto massif at a point where a ridge leads east to the 2,706 metres (8,878 ft) Monte Cinto.[3] It is in the Grande Barriere, the crestline that runs from Monte Cinto westward to Paglia Orba.[4] It is northeast of the 2,525 metres (8,284 ft) Paglia Orba.[3]

Punta Minuta is drained to the west by tributaries of the Fango river, to the north by tributaries of the Asco river and to the south by tributaries of the Golo river.[3] The southern side of the mountain is free of snow from May/June until September. The northern side retains snow and ice throughout the year.[4]

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Notes

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Sources

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  • "Node: Punta Minuta (1366096346)", OpenStreetMap, retrieved 2022-01-23
  • "Punta Minuta, France", Peakbagger, retrieved 2022-01-23
  • "Punta Minuta", Géoportail
  • "Punta Minuta", Summitpost, retrieved 2022-01-23