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Monte Cinto

Elevation
2,706 m
#5,350
in the world
#157
in France
2,706 m
prominence

Monte Cinto is a mountain in France, rising to 2,706 m, the 157th highest we list in France, part of the Monte Cinto massif.

Isolation
223 km
To the nearest higher ground
Range
#1 in the range
Nearest town
54 km away
Type
Mountain
GeoNames feature code MT

Where it is

Monte Cinto

Monte Cinto lies in France, in Corsica.

Key facts

Elevation
2,706 m (8,878 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
2,706 m
Type
Mountain
Region
Corsica
Coordinates
42.380, 8.945

How it ranks

Among peaks in France
#157of 320
LargestSmallest
In the Monte Cinto massif
#1of 9
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#5,350of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Punta Minuta2,556 m2.6 km
Capu a u Verdatu2,553 m3.0 km
Capo Bianco2,562 m4.4 km
Paglia Orba2,525 m6.9 km
Capu Tafunatu2,203 m7.7 km
Monte Padro2,390 m10 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Monte Cinto.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
AjaccioFrance54,36454 km
BastiaFrance41,00155 km
PiombinoItaly34,041143 km
FollonicaItaly21,163161 km
CecinaItaly22,018165 km

About this mountain

Ajaccio lies 54.1 km from this 2,706 m peak in the Monte Cinto massif. The mountain rises with 2,706 m of topographic prominence, its height above the lowest saddle to higher ground, and lies 223 km from the nearest higher terrain. Punta Minuta stands 2.6 km away at 2,556 m, while Capu a u Verdatu and Capo Bianco are positioned 3 km and 4.4 km distant at 2,553 m and 2,562 m respectively.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

The highest peaks in this country, by elevation
#PeakElevation
1Mont Blanc4,806 m
2Mont Maudit4,465 m
3Mont Blanc du Tacul4,248 m
4Aiguille Verte4,122 m
5Les Écrins4,101 m
6Aiguille de Bionnassay4,052 m
7Dent du Géant4,013 m
8Aiguille de Rochefort4,001 m
9La Meije3,982 m
11Sommet de l'Ailefroide3,954 m

Common questions

How tall is Monte Cinto?
Monte Cinto rises to 2,706 m (8,878 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Monte Cinto?
Monte Cinto is in France, in Corsica.
Where does Monte Cinto rank?
It is the 157th highest of the 320 peaks we list in France, and #5,350 worldwide.
What is the nearest city to Monte Cinto?
Ajaccio, France, about 54 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.