Punta Minuta

Punta Minuta is a 2556 m mountain in the department of Haute-Corse on the island of Corsica, France. It is in the Monte Cinto massif.

Location
The peak is in the commune of Albertacce, just south of the communes of Asco to the northeast and Manso to the northwest. The nearest road is the D147 to the north, which runs northwest from the village of Asco.

Physical
Punta Minuta is 2556 m high and has a prominence of 176 m. It is isolated by 1.88 km from the slopes of its nearest higher neighbor, Monte Cinto. It is in the central chain of the Monte Cinto massif at a point where a ridge leads east to the 2706 m Monte Cinto. It is in the Grande Barriere, the crestline that runs from Monte Cinto westward to Paglia Orba. It is northeast of the 2525 m Paglia Orba.

Punta Minuta is drained to the west by tributaries of the Fango river, to the north by tributaries of the Asco river and to the south by tributaries of the Golo river. The southern side of the mountain is free of snow from May/June until September. The northern side retains snow and ice throughout the year.