Lake Revelli


Lake Revelli is a small alpine lake located at 2,029 m a.s.l. in the Ligurian Alps, in the municipality of Ormea. It is situated in the upper valley of the, just north of the.

Description

The water body is located in 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 and the Rocca della Sella, northeast of the water body. Its outflow is the Rio Revelli, the main source stream of the Corsaglia. To the south of the lake basin runs the mountain ridge that separates Val Corsaglia from the, particularly the section of the watershed that includes the Monte Rotondo, the Bric di Conoia, the, and the distinctive.
The small basin hosts marshy vegetation dominated by Carex fusca.
Near the lake is the, dedicated to an alpinist from Mondovì who died in 1963 near the

Geology

The basin hosting the lake was carved by the ancient glacier that traversed Val Corsaglia. The depression is formed by besimaudites, rocks with a porphyritic structure typical of the mountains of southwestern Piedmont.

Hiking

The lake can be reached by trail from Ponte Murao near, in Val Corsaglia, following the valley floor, or from the Val Tanaro, passing through the Colla del Pizzo or the.

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