| Monte Matto | |
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The central peak of Monte Matto |
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| Elevation | 3,097 m (10,161 ft) |
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Monte Matto
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| Range | Maritime Alps |
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| First ascent | 14 August 1879 by William Auguste Coolidge |
Monte Matto is a 3,097 m high mountain in Piedmont, in the province of Cuneo. It is part of the Maritime Alps, dividing the Maris and Gesso della Valletta valleys.
The mountain's peak (consisting of a rige with four aligned peaks) can be seen from most of Cuneo's plain. The ridge is divided between two different rock formatins, one made up of granitoid gneiss, the other of mixed gneiss and different kinds of migmatite.
The mountain is integrally part of the Maritime Alps Natural Park. Fauna includes marmot, chamois and, at the higher quotes, Alpine Ibex.