In front of us we observe the large accumulation of debris at the base of Mount Amariana: it is one of the largest active alluvial cones in Europe. A cone is a body of debris that is formed when a stream, which first flows into a narrow valley, flows into …
The rock layers that form Mount Amariana deposited in a marine environment, during the Triassic. Subsequently, with the Alpine orogeny, these layers have deformed, creating a huge fold that affects the entire relief. Today the fold is more difficult to decipher with the naked eye, because of successive faults: vertical …
Plants typical of scree environments have stabilized the debris in this part of the alluvial fan, where they could consequently develop. The area surrounding the Amariana cone shows different environments: from screes to pine and beech woods, from cliffs to prairies. For this reason, this territory is home to a …
From a botanical point of view, the detrital cone represents a very interesting natural habitat. In fact, it is an environment generally hostile to life; nevertheless, some species manage to colonize it, adapting in a surprising way to a soil poor in nutrients and even modifying it, making it more …
Since the end of the 19th century, protecting the road and the ancient railway (no more existing), as well as the land of the underlying plain, from the flows of the Rivoli Bianchi was considered of primary importance. The government commission that studied the debris flow (1904) underestimated the power …
Once arrived on the detour bank of Rio Citate, you begin to walk down the cone. Note: in the return section, the .gpx track is only indicative because the path could be slightly modified, due to possible new debris flows. At the end of the detour bank, you can cross …