{{short description|Mountain in Italy}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Monte Alpe | image = Monte_Alpe_cima_principale_vista_dalla_Sella_d'Alpe.png | image_caption = View from Sella d'Alpe | image_size = | other_name = La Rocca, Monte Alpe Est | elevation_m = 1056 | elevation_ref = <ref name = CAI-TCI>{{harvnb | Montagna, Montalto | 1981 | pp= 241–242 | ref = CAITci }}.</ref> | prominence_m = 151 | prominence_ref = <ref name = "Peakery" /> | range = Ligurian Alps | parent_peak = | listing = | location = Liguria, Italy | map = Alps | map_caption = Location in the Alps | label_position = left | coordinates = {{coord|44.1252775|N|8.0873908|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = | easiest_route = footpath from Erli | first_ascent = ancestral }} The '''Monte Alpe''' (or ''La Rocca'', or ''Monte Alpe Est'', 1.056&nbsp;m<ref name = CAI-TCI />) is a mountain of the ''Ligurian Prealps'', the eastern section of the Ligurian Alps.

== Features == [[File:Monte Alpe cima principale da Castellermo.png|thumb|upright 0.7|left|View from Monte Peso Grande]] thumb|upright 0.7|left|The W summit as seen from the Sella d'Alpe The mountain stands between the comunes of Castelbianco and Erli, both in the provincia di Savona (Italy). It belongs to the Pennavaira/Neva; its prominence is of 151 metres.<ref name = Peakery>{{Cite web | title = Monte Alpe | url = https://peakery.com/monte-alpe-italy-1056m/ | publisher = peakery.com | access-date = 2022-05-18}}</ref> The ''Sella d'Alpe'' (938&nbsp;m<ref name = "Verdeazzurro" />) divides the main summit of Monte Alpe, at an elevation of 1056&nbsp;m,<ref name=CAI-TCI /> from a W summit at 1035&nbsp;m. NW of this elevation the Neva/Pennavaira ridge goes on with Monte delle Gettine and Pizzo Castellino and, after the saddle of Passo delle Caranche, meets the main chain of the Alps at Monte Galero.<ref name = "IGM" /> Towards SE the ridge quickly drops, ending up close to the village of Marinetto, at the connfluence between the two rivers.<ref name = "IGM">{{harvnb |IGM|1:25.000 official Italian map|ref = IGM}}.</ref>

The summit of Monte Alpe is marked by a small cairn.<ref name = "Mountainhall" /> The mountain is shrouded by thick woods which, both close to its main elevation and the W summit, leave places to grassland.<ref name = "Mountainhall" /> On the Monte Alpe flanks there are several rock outcrops, some of them very steep or vertical and used by enthusiasts as a climbing area. The lower slopes of the mountain are occupied by olive trees plantations and by other Mediterranean cultivations.<ref name = "Verdeazzurro" />

=== SOIUSA classification === According to the SOIUSA (''International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps'') the mountain can be classified in the following way:<ref name=Marazzi>{{harvnb| Marazzi |2005| p= 62 | ref = Marazzi}}.</ref> * main part = Western Alps; major sector = South Western Alps, section = Ligurian Alps, subsection = Prealpi Liguri * supergroup = Catena Settepani-Carmo-Armetta, group = Gruppo Galero-Armetta, subgroup = Dorsale del Pizzo Castellino, code = I/A-1.I-A.3.b

== Geology == Monte Alpe, from a geological point of view, features limestone dating back to the Triassic era.<ref>{{cite book | language = it | title = Bollettino del Servizio geologico d'Italia | publisher = Instituto poligrafico e zecca della stato | volume = 40 | author = AA.VV. (comitato geologico) | year = 1909 | pages = 13–14 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=e0smAQAAIAAJ&q=%22monte+Alpe%22+veravo | access-date = 2022-05-17}}</ref> The area located between Monte Alpe and Monte Galero is characterized by quite a high landslide risk.<ref>{{cite book | language = it | page = 9 | url = http://ww2.gazzettaamministrativa.it/opencms/export/sites/default/_gazzetta_amministrativa/amministrazione_trasparente/_liguria/_castelbianco/200_inf_amb/2015/0001_Documenti_1447254132811/1447254179437_analisiambientale_castelbianco_rev03.pdf | title = Analisi Ambientale | chapter = Idrografia | access-date = 2022-05-18 | publisher = Comune di Castelbianco | author = AA.VV.}}</ref>

== Access to the summit == [[File:Monte Alpe ometto sulla cima principale.png|thumb|upright 0.7|Summit cairn]] Monte Alpe can be easily reached on foot following the ridge which connects it with Monte Galero.<ref name="CAI-TCI" /> Others hiking routes start from Erli<ref name = "Mountainhall" >{{cite web | publisher = MountainHall | language = it | url = http://www.mountainhall.it/2022/05/14/le-due-cime-del-monte-alpe/ | title= Le due cime del Monte Alpe | date = 14 May 2022 | author = Filippo Ceragioli | access-date= 2022-05-17 }}</ref> and Veravo (comune of Castelbianco).<ref name = "Verdeazzurro">{{cite web | url = http://www.verdeazzurroligure.com/index_htm_files/24%20-%20Monte%20Alpe.pdf | language = it | title = Da Veravo al Monte Alpe | author = Marco Piana | publisher = verdeazzurroligure.com| access-date = 2022-05-17}}</ref>

=== Mountain bike === The ascent to Monte Alpe is considered a mountain bike itinerary considered quite demanding, but very satisfactory too.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.cicloalpinismo.com/2019/01/monte-alpe-1055-m.html | date = 18 January 2019 | title = Monte Alpe (1055 m) | publisher = cicloalpinismo.com | language = it | author = Andrea Codda | access-date = 2022-05-17}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

== Bibliography == * {{cite book | first = Sergio | last = Marazzi | language = it | title = Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA| location = Pavone Canavese | publisher = Priuli & Verlucca editori | year = 2005 | isbn = 9788880682738 | ref=Marazzi}} * {{cite book | language = it |first1 = Euro |last1 =Montagna | first2 = Lorenzo | last2 = Montaldo |title= Alpi Liguri |year = 1981 |publisher = CAI / TCI |location = Milano | series = Guida dei Monti d'Italia | ref= CAITci}}

== Maps == {{commons category}} * {{Cite map | title = Cartografia ufficiale italiana in scala 1:25.000 e 1:100.000 | url = http://www.pcn.minambiente.it/viewer/ | publisher = Istituto Geografico Militare | ref= IGM }} * {{Cite map | title = Comunità montana ingauna - il suo comprensorio - Cartografia regionale in scala 1:25.000 | publisher = Comunità montana ingauna | location = Albenga | year = 1998 | ref= ingauna}} {{Portal|Italy|Alps}}

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