Monte Beigua
Mountain in Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Monte Beigua (also in Ligurian: Monte Peigoa) is a mountain in the Ligurian Apennines in Liguria, northern Italy, between the two communes of Varazze and Sassello.
| Monte Beigua | |
|---|---|
 The peak of Mount Beigua | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,287 m (4,222 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 815 m (2,674 ft)[1][2] |
| Isolation | 35.58 km (22.11 mi)  |
| Listing | Mountains of Italy |
| Coordinates | 44°26′00″N 08°33′55″E |
| Geography | |
  Monte Beigua | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Protected area | Beigua Natural Regional Park |
| Parent range | Ligurian Apennines |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | ancestral |
The mountain, at 1,287 m, is the highest peak in the so-called Gruppo del Beigua including Monte Grosso (1,265 m), Monte Ermetta (1,267 m) and Bric Veciri (1,263). The upper part of the mountain houses transmission antennas used by RAI (Italian state television) and other private networks.
It has been hypothized that it was a sacred mountain to the Liguri tribe living here in pre-Roman times, together with the Mont Bégo and Monte Sagro. It has been identified as a Neolithic source of jadeite.[3]
It is included in the eponymous Regional Park.[4]
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