Cima di Nasta

Cima di Nasta (French: Cime de Nasta) is a mountain in the Maritime Alps. It is located in the upper Gesso valley, between the comunes of Valdieri and Entracque, and belongs to the Argentera massif.

Cima di Nasta
Cima di Nasta (centre) and Cime Paganini (left) as seen from the west
Highest point
Elevation	3,108 m (10,197 ft)
Coordinates	44°09′56″N 7°18′24″E
Naming
Native name	Cima di Nasta (Italian) Cime de Nasta (French)
Geography
Cima di Nasta Show map of Piedmont Cima di Nasta Show map of Italy
Country	Italy
Province	Cuneo
Region	Piedmont
Parent range	Maritime Alps
Geology
Type of rock	Gneiss

Geography

It is located on the secondary ridge which, detaching itself from the main Alpine watershed from Cime Guilié in a northerly direction, reaches Mount Argentera.^[1] The watershed of this ridge, on which the peak lies, separates Valdieri and Entracque. Geologically, it is composed of gneiss.^[2]

Ascent

The first ascent was made in 1878 by British mountaineer Douglas Freshfield.^[3] It was an ascent "by mistake" as Freshfield intended to climb the southern peak of Argentera.^[4]

References

1. Paschetta, Vincent (1981). Haut pays niçois, Mercantour Sud: Merveilles, Haute-Roya, Haute-Vésubie, Argentera (in French). Didier et Richard. ISBN 978-2-7038-0017-0.
2. "Carta geologica d'Italia scala 1:100.000: Foglio 90, Demonte". sgi.isprambiente.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-05-31.
3. The Alpine Journal. Alpine Club. 1880.
4. L' echo des alpes (in French). 1878. p. 84.