Lake Revelli
| Lake Revelli | |
|---|---|
View from Cima delle Roccate | |
| Location | Ormea, Province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy |
| Coordinates | 44°10′25″N 7°48′57″E / 44.17363°N 7.8158°E |
| Primary inflows | Several small streams |
| Primary outflows | Rio Revelli |
| Basin countries | Italy |
| Surface elevation | 2,029 m (6,657 ft) |
| Islands | None |
Lake Revelli is a small alpine lake located at 2,029 m a.s.l.[1] in the Ligurian Alps, in the municipality of Ormea. It is situated in the upper valley of the Corsaglia, just north of the Cima delle Roccate.
Description
The water body is located in Val Corsaglia at 2,029 m elevation, at the head of the valley. It lies within a basin surrounded by various peaks ranging in height between 2,300 and 2,500 meters. Not far from the lake are a marshy area[2] and the Rocca della Sella (2,040 m), northeast of the water body. Its outflow is the Rio Revelli, the main source stream of the Corsaglia.[1] To the south of the lake basin runs the mountain ridge that separates Val Corsaglia from the Alta Val Tanaro, particularly the section of the watershed that includes the Monte Rotondo, the Bric di Conoia, the Cima delle Roccate, and the distinctive Pizzo d’Ormea.[3]
The small basin hosts marshy vegetation dominated by Carex fusca.[2]
Near the lake is the Bivacco Franco Cavarero, dedicated to an alpinist from Mondovì who died in 1963 near the Mondolè[4]
Geology
The basin hosting the lake was carved by the ancient glacier that traversed Val Corsaglia.[2] The depression is formed by besimaudites,[5] rocks with a porphyritic structure typical of the mountains of southwestern Piedmont.[6]
Hiking
The lake can be reached by trail from Ponte Murao near Bossea, in Val Corsaglia, following the valley floor, or from the Val Tanaro, passing through the Colla del Pizzo or the Bocchino dell’Aseo.[4]
References
- ^ a b Cartografia ufficiale italiana [Official Italian Cartography] (in Italian). Istituto Geografico Militare.
- ^ a b c Webbia (in Italian). Vol. 33. Ugolino Martelli, Philip Barker Webb. Istituto botanico dell'Università di Firenze. 1978. pp. 26–28. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Mondovì Val Ellero Val Maudagna Val Corsaglia Val Casotto". Carta dei sentieri e stradale [Map of Trails and Roads] (in Italian). Ciriè: Fraternali editore.
- ^ a b Montagna, Euro; Montaldo, Lorenzo (1981). Alpi Liguri [Ligurian Alps]. Guida dei Monti d'Italia (in Italian). CAI-TCI. pp. 160–161.
- ^ Memorie della Accademia lunigianese di scienze Giovanni Capellini [Memoirs of the Lunigianese Academy of Sciences Giovanni Capellini] (in Italian). Accademia lunigianese di scienze G. Capellini. 1933. p. 274. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ "besimaudite". Enciclopedia on-line [Online Encyclopedia] (in Italian). Istituto Treccani. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
Bibliography
- Montagna, Euro; Montaldo, Lorenzo (1981). Alpi Liguri [Ligurian Alps]. Guida dei Monti d'Italia (in Italian). CAI-TCI.
Cartography
- Cartografia ufficiale italiana [Official Italian Cartography] (in Italian). Istituto Geografico Militare.
- "Mondovì Val Ellero Val Maudagna Val Corsaglia Val Casotto". Carta dei sentieri e stradale [Map of Trails and Roads] (in Italian). Ciriè: Fraternali editore.
- "Alpi Marittime e Liguri" [Maritime and Ligurian Alps]. Carta [Map] (in Italian). Turin: Istituto Geografico Centrale.