Monte Pracaban

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Monte Pracaban

Summit cairn
Elevation 939 m (3,081 ft)
Location
Monte Pracaban
Location in Italy
Location Liguria and Piedmont, Italy
Range Ligurian Appennines
Coordinates 44°33′06″N 8°44′18″E / 44.55167°N 8.73833°E / 44.55167; 8.73833Coordinates: 44°33′06″N 8°44′18″E / 44.55167°N 8.73833°E / 44.55167; 8.73833

Monte Pracaban is a mountain in the Valle Stura, Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Appennines.

It is located on the boundary between the comune of Campo Ligure in Liguria, and that of Bosio in Piedmont.

Nature conservation

The ligurian side of the mountain and its surrounding area are included in a SIC (Site of Community Importance) called Praglia - Pracaban - M. Leco - P. Martin (code IT1331501).[1] The northern slopes are included in the Piedmontese natural park of the Capanne di Marcarolo.[2]

References

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Italian Wikipedia.
  1. "Secondo elenco aggiornato dei siti di importanza comunitaria per la regione biogeografica mediterranea in Italia", GU 24-4-2009. Source: Ministero dell'Ambiente. (accessed on January 2013)
  2. Siti di Importanza Comunitaria (SIC), Regione Piemonte, list on gis.csi.it (accessed on January 2013)


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