Capo al Berdato

Capo al Berdato
Capo al Berdato
	Capu a u Verdatu, center-right, from Lac de Ghiarghe Rosse
Highest point
Elevation	2,583 m (8,474 ft)
Coordinates	42°23′30″N 8°58′44″E / 42.3917°N 8.9789°E
Geography
	Capo al Berdato
Country	France
Department	Haute-Corse

Capo al Berdato^[a] (French: Capu a u Verdatu, Corsican: Capu à u Pardatu) is a mountain in the department of Haute-Corse on the island of Corsica, France. It is in the Monte Cinto massif.

Location

Capu al Berdato is in the northwest of the island, in the Monte Cinto massif. The commune of Asco is to the north and northeast, Lozzi is to the south and southeast, and Corscia is to the east. The D147 road runs to the north of the mountain down the Asco river valley to the village of Asco. Lac Maggiore is below the peak to the east.^[1]

Physical

Capo al Berdato is at an elevation of 2,583 metres (8,474 ft) and prominence of 163 metres (535 ft).^[2] It is connected to 2,706 metres (8,878 ft) Monte Cinto to the southwest by the Créte de Sellola, a ridge. Another ridge, the Pianu di Terra Corsica, connects it to the 2,079 metres (6,821 ft) Capu Terra Corsica to the southeast. A third ridge connects it to the 2,562 metres (8,406 ft) Capu Biancu to the northeast. The north and west of the mountain is drained by tributaries of the Asco river, while the south and east of the mountain is drained by tributaries of the Golo river.^[3]

Gallery

Capu a u Verdatu from Poggio-di-Lozzi
Lac Maggiore from Capu a u Verdatu

Notes

^ The English form of the name is the same as the Genoese form, used officially until the mid-19th century. The current official name Capu a u Verdatu is based on the Corsican Capu à u Pardatu

Sources

"Capu a u Verdatu", Géonames
"Capo al Berdato", peakvisor, retrieved 2022-01-22
"Node: Capo al Berdato (2151642433)", OpenStreetMap, retrieved 2022-01-22

[1] The English form of the name is the same as the Genoese form, used officially until the mid-19th century. The current official name Capu a u Verdatu is based on the Corsican Capu à u Pardatu

[FOOTNOTENode:_Capo_al_Berdato_(2151642433)-2] Node: Capo al Berdato (2151642433).

[FOOTNOTECapo_al_Berdato,_peakvisor-3] Capo al Berdato, peakvisor.

[FOOTNOTECapu_a_u_Verdatu,_Géonames-4] Capu a u Verdatu, Géonames.

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v t e Landforms of the Haute-Corse department
Massifs	Monte Astu Monte Cinto Monte Incudine Monte Renoso Monte Rotondo Monte San Petrone Monte Stello
Peaks	Capo al Berdato Capu Biancu Capu Tafunatu Cima a i Mori Cima di e Follicie Monte Astu Monte Cinto Monte Grosso Monte Incudine Monte d'Oro Monte Padro Monte Renoso Monte Rotondo Monte San Petrone Monte Stello Paglia Orba Punta Artica Punta Minuta San Parteo
Passes	Bigorno Marsolino Prato Saint-Antoine Sainte-Marie San Colombano San Quilico Santa Lucia Santo Stefano Sorba Teghime Verde Vergio Vizzavona
Communes Landforms Corse-du-Sud Waterbodies