Monte Ebro, Mountain summit in Piedmont, Italy
Monte Ebro is a 1,700 m grassy pyramid-shaped peak on the watershed between the Borbera and Curone valleys, in the Monte Antola group of the Ligurian Apennines, within Alessandria province. Beech and chestnut woods cover its flanks, and a metal cross and a stone marker commemorating the founding of the Alpini stand on the summit.
The summit holds a metal cross and a stone marker commemorating the founding of the Alpini, Italy's mountain infantry corps. The nearby Rifugio Ezio Orsi, a CAI shelter at 1,372 m, has long served as a base for walkers on the ridge between the Borbera and Curone valleys.
The summit holds a metal cross and a stone marker commemorating the founding of the Alpini, the Italian mountain infantry corps; the Rifugio Ezio Orsi, run by the CAI section of Tortona, stands nearby at 1,372 m. The peak is the highest point of Alessandria province, and its grassy pyramid is recognised from the Novese and upper Monferrato.
Trails reach the summit from Pobbio, from Malghe di Costa Rivazza in Cabella Ligure and from Salogni in Fabbrica Curone. The most used routes start at Capanne di Cosola in Val Borbera, Caldirola in Val Curone and Pan Pargnon at 1,375 m. The Rifugio Ezio Orsi of the CAI Tortona, at 1,372 m, stands near the mountain.
On the grassy summit stand a metal cross and a stone marker commemorating the founding of the Alpini; the Rifugio Ezio Orsi of the CAI Tortona lies below at 1,372 m. On clear days the view reaches the western Ligurian Apennines, the Riviera di Ponente and the north-western Alps.
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