Monte Alticcione, Mountain summit in Haute-Corse, France
Monte Alticcione (L'Alticcione in Corsican) is a summit in Haute-Corse reaching 1,139 metres, about 75 metres above the surrounding terrain, with a base roughly 0.77 km wide. It lies on the island of Corsica, 18.1 km south-west of Bastia, and the higher Cima delle Folicce, 1,310 metres, stands 4.0 km to its north-east.
Monte Alticcione is a 1,113-metre summit on the island of Corsica, in Haute-Corse, about 18 km south-west of Bastia. The sources record no historical events, buildings or named figures connected with the mountain; its documented record is cartographic and geographic, with the Corsican name L'Alticcione and the French form Monte Alticcione both in use.
The mountain's Corsican name, L'Alticcione, is the form used locally; the summit stands 1,139 m high on the island of Corsica, 18 km from Bastia. The surrounding slopes are wooded, and the nearest higher peak, Cima delle Folicce at 1,310 m, lies 4 km to the south-west.
Monte Alticcione lies about 18 km southwest of Bastia, on the island of Corsica. The summit stands 1,113 m above sea level, roughly 75 m above the surrounding terrain, and the higher Cima delle Folicce (1,310 m) rises 4 km to the south. The slopes are wooded, and the climate is mild, averaging 14 °C, with January around 6 °C and July around 23 °C.
Monte Alticcione stands 1,113 metres high, about 75 metres above the surrounding terrain, with a base roughly 0.77 kilometres wide. The higher Cima delle Folicce, at 1,310 metres, lies 4.0 kilometres to the south. The summit sits on the island of Corsica, 18.1 kilometres from Bastia.
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