{{short description|Mountain in Corsica}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Monte San Petrone | other_name = | image = File:Lano-San Petrone.jpg | image_size = | image_upright = | image_alt = | image_caption = View of the mountain from [[Lano, Haute-Corse|Lano]]. On the right, the village of San-Lorenzo. | map = France Corsica | map_relief = 1 | map_size = 260 | map_caption = | label_position = top <!----------------------- HIGHEST POINT --> | highest = | highest_location = | elevation = | elevation_m = 1767 | elevation_system = | prominence = | prominence_m = 1208 | prominence_ft = | prominence_ref = <ref>{{Cite web | title=Italian Peninsula & Islands - World Ribus | url=https://worldribus.org/italian-peninsula-and-islands/ | access-date=2025-08-21 | website=worldribus.org}}</ref> | parent_peak = | isolation = | isolation_km = | isolation_mi = | isolation_parent = | isolation_ref = | listing = Ribu | coordinates = {{coord|42.39625|9.32681|display=it}} | coordinates_ref = <!----------------------- DIMENSIONS --> | length = | length_km = | length_mi = | length_orientation = | length_ref = | width = | width_km = | width_mi = | width_orientation = | width_ref = | area = | area_km2 = | area_mi2 = | area_ref = | volume = | volume_km3 = | volume_mi3 = | volume_ref = <!----------------------- NAMING --> | etymology = | nickname = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | translation = | pronunciation = | authority = <!----------------------- GEOGRAPHY --> | location = | country = France | country_type = | state = [[Haute-Corse]] | state_type = Department | region = | region_type = | district = | district_type = | part = | part_type = | settlement = | settlement_type = | range_coordinates = | range_coordinates_ref = | range = | borders_on = | topo_maker = | topo_map = | biome = <!----------------------- GEOLOGY --> | formed_by = | orogeny = | age = | type = | geology = | volcanic_zone = | last_eruption = <!----------------------- CLIMBING --> | first_ascent = | easiest_route = | normal_route = | access = }} '''Monte San Petrone''' is a mountain in the department of [[Haute-Corse]] on the island of [[Corsica]], France. It is the highest mountain in the [[Monte San Petrone Massif]], which is the southernmost of the [[schist]] massifs in the northeast of the island.
==Location== The Monte San Petrone is the highest peak in the [[Canton of Castagniccia|Castagniccia]] region, named after the abundant sweet chestnut trees in the northeast of Corsica. It is bounded by the [[Golo (river)|Golo]] valley to the north, the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]] to the east, the [[Tavignano]] valley to the south, and the central valley of Corse from [[Corte, Haute-Corse|Corte]] to [[Ponte Leccia]] in the east.{{sfn|Monte San Petrone, SummitPost }} There are three ridges in the district running roughly north-south: the Mont Piano Maggiore ridge is to the west, the Monte San Pedrone ridge is in the center and is the main ridge of the region, and the eastern ridge includes Monte Negrine and Monte Castello d'Osani.{{sfn|Monte San Petrone, SummitPost }}
The peak marks the meeting point of the boundaries of the cantons of [[Saliceto, Haute-Corse|Saliceto]] to the northwest, [[Nocario]] to the northeast, [[Campana, Haute-Corse|Campana]] to the southeast and [[San-Lorenzo]] to the southwest. The Statuette of San Petru is on the eastern slope of the mountain. The village of Saliceto is to the west and Nocario is to the east. The [[Fium'Alto]] river originates on the south of the mountain.{{sfn|Node: Monte San Petrone (26863958)}}
==Physical== Monte San Petrone has an elevation of {{convert|1767|m}}, clean prominence of {{convert|1208|m}}, and isolation of {{convert|18.55|km}}. Its nearest higher neighbor is Pinerole at {{convert|1951|m}}, to the west-northwest.{{sfn|Petter Bjørstad}}{{efn|PeakVisor says that the nearest higher neighbour is Pinzi a i Giuelli, {{convert|11.6|mi}} to the west.{{sfn|Monte San Petrone, PeakVisor}} }} [[Monte Cinto]], the highest mountain on Corsica, is {{convert|19.5|mi}} to the west.{{sfn|Monte San Petrone, PeakVisor}}
==Hiking== Hikers can access Monte San Petrone in the spring, summer, and autumn. It may have snow cover in the winter. The trail from [[Col de Prato]] on the D71 road mainly runs through beach and pine woods, which provide shade from the summer heat.{{sfn|Monte San Petrone, SummitPost }} The trail is {{convert|6|km}} long and rises {{convert|800|m}}. It may take a walker in good condition three hours to complete.{{sfn|Ascension du san petrone...}}
==Gallery== <gallery mode="packed"> San petrone 1.jpg|Monte San Petrone seen from Ampugnani Panorama castagniccia.jpg|Panorama of the summit on the west side: the pieve du Vallerustie Paysage de castagniccia.JPG|The Ampugnani valley and the summit of San Petrone San Petrone carticasi castagniccia corsica.jpg|San Petrone seen from Carticasi San Pedrone cambia castagniccia corsica.jpg|San Petrone and its gentle slopes on the Vallerustie side Crocicchia-St-Andre.jpg|Crocicchia north of San Petrone. Bigorno San Petrone.jpg|View of San Petrone from [[Bigorno Pass]] </gallery>
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==Sources== {{refbegin}} *{{citation |url=https://www.visit-corsica.com/en/infotour/itineraire/id/239/idEz/28847/page/1/Organize/To-see-and-do/Tourist-itineraries |accessdate=2021-12-04 |title=Ascension du san petrone au coeur de la castagniccia |work=Visit Corsica |publisher=Collectivité Territoriale de Corse: Agence du Tourisme |ref={{harvid|Ascension du san petrone...}} }} *{{citation |url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/monte-san-petrone.html |accessdate=2021-12-04 |title=Monte San Petrone |work=PeakVisor |ref={{harvid|Monte San Petrone, PeakVisor}} }} *{{citation |url=https://www.summitpost.org/monte-san-petrone/492016 |accessdate=2021-12-03 |title=Monte San Petrone |work=SummitPost |ref={{harvid|Monte San Petrone, SummitPost }} }} *{{citation |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/26863958#map=13/42.3911/9.3410 |accessdate=2021-12-03 |title=Node: Monte San Petrone (26863958) |work=OpenStreetMap |ref={{harvid|Node: Monte San Petrone (26863958)}} }} *{{citation |url=https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=25998 |accessdate=2021-12-03 |author=Petter Bjørstad |title=Monte San Petrone, France |work=Peakbagger}} {{refend}} {{Landforms of Haute-Corse}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:San Petrone, Monte}}
[[Category:Mountains of Haute-Corse]]