Lake della Brignola
| Brignola Lake | |
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  Brignola Lake Detailed map | |
| Location | Italy |
| Coordinates | 44°11′36″N 7°46′37″E / 44.19332°N 7.77705°E |
| Basin countries | Italy |
| Surface elevation | 2,131 m (6,991 ft)[1] |
| Islands | None |
| Settlements | Magliano Alpi |
The Brignola Lake is an alpine lake located at 2,131 m a.s.l.[1] in the Ligurian Alps, in an island of the municipality of Magliano Alpi. It is situated in the upper valley of the Corsaglia. It is often referred to in the plural as Brignola Lakes due to the fact that a second lake once existed nearby, now filled with sediments.[2]
Toponym
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The toponym Brignola may derive from the Provençal term brignoulà, an adjective meaning undulating or smoothed, referring to the smoothed rock outcrops that dominate the lake.[3]
Description
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The lake is located in a basin surrounded by various mountains, including Cima Ferlette, Cima della Brignola, and Cima Seirasso. The Brignola river originates from the lake, and its waters, through the rio Crosa and rio Sbornina, eventually feed the Corsaglia. Near the lake, there is a grassy plateau that was once occupied by another small lake, now completely filled in and transformed into a wet peat bog.[2] In the area, there are also other small bodies of water, which are often completely dry by the end of summer.[3]
Hiking
[edit]The lake can be reached on foot from the Balma Refuge.[4] A trail passes through the Bocchino della Brignola, connecting it to the Raschera Lake, which can be reached via a long agro-pastoral dirt road starting from the bottom of the Val Corsaglia.[5] From the lake, it is possible to reach Cima Ferlette without significant difficulty.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cartografia ufficiale italiana in scala 1:25.000 [Official Italian cartography at 1:25,000 scale] (in Italian). Istituto Geografico Militare.
- ^ a b Andrea Ferrando (13 August 2019). "Colla della Balma - Laghi della Brignola - Cima della Brignola - Cima Seirasso - Colla della Balma" (in Italian). L'Appenninista. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ a b "I Laghi della Brignola, specchi d'acqua inaspettati" [The Brignola Lakes, unexpected bodies of water] (in Italian). Alpi di Cuneo. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Rifugio Balma - Laghi della Brignola - Lago della Brignola - Bocchino dell'Aseo" (in Italian). Alpi cuneesi. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Carta dei sentieri e stradale scala 1:25.000 n. 16 Val Vermenagna, Valle Pesio, Alta Valle Ellero [Trail and road map at 1:25,000 scale no. 16 Val Vermenagna, Valle Pesio, Upper Valle Ellero] (in Italian). Ciriè: Fraternali editore. 2014. ISBN 9788897465140.
- ^ Montagna, Euro; Montaldo, Lorenzo (1981). "331 Bocchino della Brignola". Alpi Liguri. Guida dei Monti d'Italia (in Italian). Club Alpino Italiano-Touring Club Italiano. p. 421.
Bibliography
[edit]- Montagna, Euro; Montaldo, Lorenzo (1981). "331 Bocchino della Brignola". Alpi Liguri [Ligurian Alps]. Guida dei Monti d'Italia (in Italian). Club Alpino Italiano-Touring Club Italiano.
Cartography
[edit]- Cartografia ufficiale italiana in scala 1:25.000 [Official Italian cartography at 1:25,000 scale] (in Italian). Istituto Geografico Militare.
- Carta dei sentieri e stradale scala 1:25.000 n. 16 Val Vermenagna, Valle Pesio, Alta Valle Ellero [Trail and road map at 1:25,000 scale no. 16 Val Vermenagna, Valle Pesio, Upper Valle Ellero] (in Italian). Ciriè: Fraternali editore. 2014. ISBN 9788897465140.
- Carta in scala 1:50.000 n. 8 Alpi Marittime e Liguri [Map at 1:50,000 scale no. 8 Maritime and Ligurian Alps] (in Italian). Torino: Istituto Geografico Centrale. 2017. ISBN 9788896455630.