Monte Politri


Monte Politri or Bric Rosso is a 3,026 m a.s.l. mountain of the Cottian Alps, located in Italy.

Geography

The mountain is located on the ridge between Val Chisone and Valle Germanasca. Going West an unnamed saddle at 2863 divides Monte Politri from Fea Nera, while going East another saddle at 2,880 m separates it from Truc Cialabrie.
Administratively the north face of the mountain belongs to the Fenestrelle municipality and the South one to Massello municipality, both in the Metropolitan City of Turin. In clear days its summit offers a good view of Western Alps, a little limited towards NW by the neighbouring Monte Albergian.

SOIUSA classification

According to SOIUSA the mountain can be classified in the following way:
  • main part = Western Alps
  • major sector = North Western Alps
  • section = Cottian Alps
  • subsection = Alpi del Monginevro
  • supergroup = Catena Bucie-Grand Queyron-Orsiera
  • group = Gruppo Queyron-Albergian-Sestrière
  • subgroup = Sottogruppo Ghinivert-Albergian
  • code = I/A-4.II-A.2.b

    Access to the summit

The usual route to Monte Politri starts from Colle dell'Albergian, which can be reached by waymarked footpath starting either from Balsiglia or from Laux. Several climbing routes were described around the mountain, ranging from PD- to D+ grade.

Maps