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Susatal
The Susa Valley (; ; ; ; ) is a valley in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont region of northern Italy, located between the Graian Alps in the north and the Cottian Alps in the south. It is one of the longest valleys of the Italian Alps. It extends over in an east-west direction from the French border to the outskirts of Turin. The valley takes its name from the city of Susa which lies in the valley. The Dora Riparia river, a tributary of the Po, flows through the valley. A motorway runs through the valley from Turin to Chambéry in France through the Fréjus tunnel or by crossing the Col du Mont Cenis (2083m), and to Briançon, also in France, over the Col de Montgenèvre. Geography Peaks that surround the valley include: * Pointe de Ronce - 3,612 m *Rocciamelone - 3,538 m * Pierre Menue - 3,506 m *Rognosa d'Etiache - 3,382 m *Punta Sommeiller - 3,332 m *Punta Ramiere - 3,303 m *Mont Chaberton - 3,131 m *Monte Orsiera - 2,890 *Punta Lunella - 2,272 m *Monte Colombano - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piedmont
Piedmont ( ; ; ) is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the northwest Italy, Northwest of the country. It borders the Liguria region to the south, the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions to the east, and the Aosta Valley region to the northwest. Piedmont also borders Switzerland to the north and France to the west. Piedmont has an area of , making it the second-largest region of Italy after Sicily. It has 4,255,702 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital of Piedmont is Turin, which was also the capital of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1865. Toponymy The French ''Piedmont'', the Italian ''Piemonte'', and other variant cognates come from the medieval Latin or , i.e. , meaning "at the foot of the mountains" (referring to the Alps), attested in documents from the end of the 12th century. Geography Piedmont is surrounded on three sides by the Alps, including Monte Viso, Monviso, where the Po River, river Po rises, and Monte Rosa. It borders France (Auvergne-Rhône ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Briançon
Briançon (, ) is the sole Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Hautes-Alpes Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in Southeastern France. It is the highest city in France at an altitude of , based on the national definition as a community containing more than 2,000 inhabitants. Its most recent population estimate is 11,084 (as of 2018) for the Communes of France, commune. Briançon has been part of the Fortifications of Vauban UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Fortifications of Vauban UNESCO World Heritage Sites since they were established in 2008. History Briançon was the ''Brigantium'' of the Romans and formed part of the kingdom of Cottius, King Cottius. Brigantium was marked as the first place in Gaul, Gallia after Alpis Cottia (Mont Genèvre). At Brigantium the road branched, to the west through Grenoble to ''Vienna'' (modern Vienne, Isère, Vienne), on the Rhone; to the south through ''Ebrodunum'' (modern Emb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Musinè
Monte Musinè or simply Musinè (in Piedmontese mont Musinè) is a mountain in the Graian Alps in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, north Italy. Musinè is well known for the high cross on its peak, as well as for being the mountain closest to Turin. It is visible from the Piedmontese plateau and from the mountains in the provinces of Biella and Vercelli. Geography Mount Musinè is the easternmost mountain of the long ridge which, starting from Rocciamelone, divides the valleys of Susa and Lanzo. Its main summit has a subsummit called ''Truc dell'Eremita'' (''Hermit's hill'', 1.101 m), and is surrounded by several minor hills. To the east on a 535 m high hill stands Saint Abaco's sanctuary, and to the northeast on Monte Calvo, 551 m high, there is a Via Crucis leading to a chapel. Mount Musinè is connected to the neighbouring Mount Curto (1.323 m) by a broad wooded ridge, the lowest point of which is the Colle della Bassetta (''Bassetta's pass'', 945 m). Mou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Colombano
Monte Colombano (in Piedmontese mont Colombon ) is a mountain in the Alpi di Lanzo, a sub-group of the Graian Alps, with an elevation of 1,658 m. Geography The mountain is located between the Val Casternone, the Val di Viù and the Ceronda valley and is the tripoint in which the communes of Viù, Varisella and Val della Torre (all in the Metropolitan City of Turin) meet. SOIUSA classification According to the SOIUSA (''International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps'') the mountain can be classified in the following way: * main part = Western Alps * major sector = North Western Alps * section = Graian Alps * subsection = Southern Graian Alps * supergroup = catena Rocciamelone-Charbonel * group = gruppo del Rocciamelone * subgroup = cresta Lunella-Arpone * code = I/B-7.I-A.2.b Geology Like others mountains of its area, the monte Colombano too is mainly made of lherzolitic rocks, partially turned into serpentinite. Access to the summit The easie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punta Lunella
The Punta Lunella is a mountain of the Graian Alps, with an elevation of 2,772 m.Geoportale IGM owww.pcn.minambiente.it/ref> Toponymy In 1831 the mountain was named ''Punta Cruvin'' by the topographer Maggi after a nearby mountain pastures, "Alpe Cruvin". In the 1845 release of the Kingdom of Sardinia chart the mountain appears as ''Punta di Cruvin'', while a toponym ''Punta Lunel'' (also derived by the name of a mountain pasture) was applied to a lesser summit between the present-day Punta Lunella (2,772 m) and the Grand'Uja (2,666 m). On the following editions of the national topographic map the name ''Lunella'' (in the forms of ''La Lunella'' or ''Punta Lunella'') is permanently given to the 2,772 m mountain summit. Geography The mountain is located on the ridge dividing Val Susa (South) from Val di Viù, and stands on the border between the comunes of Viù and Lemie (both in the Metropolitan City of Turin). Toward SE a mountain pass named ''Colle della Forcola'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Orsiera
Monte Orsiera is a mountain in the Cottian Alps belonging to the Province of Turin (Italy). Etymology The English translation of ''Monte Orsiera'' can be ''Mountain of the bears'', an animal which in Piedmont became extinct between the end of 18th century and the beginning of 19th century. Geography Mount Orsiera is the highest mountain of the long ridge which, starting from Sestriere, divides the Susa Valley from the Chisone valley. SOIUSA classification According to SOIUSA (''International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps'') the mountain can be classified in the following way: * main part = Western Alps * major sector = North Western Alps * section = Cottian Alps * subsection = Alpi del Monginevro * supergroup = Catena Bucie-Grand Queyron-Orsiera * group = Gruppo dell'Orsiera * subgroup = Costiera Orsiera-Rocciavrè * code = I/A-4.II-A.3.b Nature conservation The mountain and its surrounding area are included in a regional nature park called ''Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mont Chaberton
Mont Chaberton () is a peak in the French Alps in the group known as the Massif des Cerces in the département of Hautes-Alpes. Geography The mountain is located close to the main chain of the Alps where it marks the Dora- Durance water divide, on the eastern side of it. The ''Col du Chaberton'' (2.674 m) connects the Chaberton with the Pointe Rochers Charniers and the main ridge. Chaberton is in the municipality of Montgenèvre in the Briançonnais region. It is easily recognisable by its pyramidal shape and flat top. History Until 1947 Mont Chaberton was in Italy, located in the municipality of Cesana Torinese. In 1883 Italy joined the Triple Alliance and started strengthening its defences against France. Between 1898 and 1910 Italian troops built an artillery battery on the summit that pointed towards France, particularly at the town of Briançon, and then passed to Italy over the Col de Montgenèvre. A road was built to the summit from the village of Fé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punta Ramiere
The Punta Ramiere (in Italian) or Bric Froid (in French) is a mountain in the Cottian Alps belonging to the department of Hautes-Alpes ( FR) and the province of Turin ( IT). It's the highest peak of the long stretch of the Po/ Rhone water divide starting from the Aiguille de Scolette (north) and ending with the Monviso group (south). Geography The Ramiere is the tripoint at which the borders of the Italian comunes of Sauze di Cesana and Cesana Torinese and the French commune of Abries meet. The geodetic point of the Italian Military Geographic Institute named ''Punta Ramiere'' (code 066104) is defined on the top of the mountain. SOIUSA classification According to SOIUSA (''International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps'') the mountain can be classified in the following way: * main part = Western Alps * major sector = North Western Alps * section = Cottian Alps * subsection = Central Cottian Alps * supergroup = ( It:Catena Bric Froid-Rochebrune-Beal T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punta Sommeiller
Punta Sommeiller (in Italian) or Pointe Sommeiller (in French) is a mountain of the Province of Turin, Italy and of Savoie, France. It lies in the Cottian Alps range. It has an elevation of above sea level. Etymology The old name of the mountain was ''Rognosa di Galambra'', which derived from the secondary valley of Galambra (a tributary of Dora Riparia). It was then renamed by the geologist Martino Baretti, author of the first documented ascent to the summit, in order to avoid confusions with two neighboring ''"Rognosa"''s, Rognosa d'Etiache and Rognosa del Sestriere. The new name was chosen to honour Germain Sommeiller, the civil engineer which directed the construction of the Fréjus Rail Tunnel between Savoy and Piedmont. Geography In the French subdivision of western Alps it belongs to the '' Massif du Mont-Cenis'' while in the SOIUSA (''International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps'') it is part of the mountain group called ''" gruppo d'Ambin"'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rognosa D'Etiache
Rognosa d'Etiache (in Italian) or Rognosa d'Étache (in French) is a mountain in the Cottian Alps on the border of Turin, Italy, and Savoie, France. It has an elevation of 3,382 metres above sea level. Geography The mountain is located at the head of the Susa valley in Italy and the Maurienne valley in France and is on the border of the Italian comune of Bardonecchia to the south and the French commune of Bramans to the north. With an elevation of 3,382 m, it is the second highest peak of the Northern Cottian Alps after the Aiguille de Scolette (3,506 m), edging out Mont d'Ambin to its east by four metres. The SOIUSA partition of the Alps places Rognosa in the Ambin group of the northern Cottian Alps, in the Etiache ridge with code I/B-9.IV-A.2.a. According to the French partition of the Western Alps, the mountain is part of the Ambin group of the :fr:Massif du Mont-Cenis. Access to the summit The mountain has a long summit ridge running NE to SW with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aiguille De Scolette
Aiguille de Scolette (in French) or Pierre Menue (in Italian) is a mountain of Savoie ( F) and of the province of Turin ( I). It lies in the Cottian Alps and has an elevation of 3,506 metres above sea level. Geography The mountain is the highest peak of Cottian Alps outside the Monviso area. In the French subdivision of Western Alps it belongs to the '' Massif du Mont-Cenis''. Administratively the mountain is divided between the commune of Avrieux ( F - north-west and north-east faces) and the comune of Bardonecchia ( I - southern face). On its Italian side at 1,979 metres above sea level stands the artificial lake of Rochemolles while on the French side is situated the small lake of Scolette (2686 metres). Access to the summit The easiest route for the summit starts from the Col de Pelouse, which connects Avrieux and Bardonecchia, and follows the SW ridge and then the NW face of the mountain. Notes Maps * Italian official cartography (''Istituto Geografic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocciamelone
Rocciamelone (, or ''Roche Melon'') is a 3,538 m high mountain in Piedmont, Italy, near the border between Italy and France. Geography Rocciamelone is located between Val di Susa and Maurienne, 50 km west of Turin. Its summit is the tripoint where the comunes of Usseglio, Novalesa and Mompantero meet. The international border crosses the ''Glacier de Rochemelon'' 1 kilometer north of the summit, making it appear that the border is not following the watershed precisely in this sector. However, the glacier is draped over a ridge that is the true watershed and is precisely followed by the borderline. SOIUSA classification According to the SOIUSA (''International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps'') the mountain can be classified in the following way: * main part = Western Alps * major sector = North Western Alps * section = Graian Alps * subsection = Southern Graian Alps * supergroup = catena Rocciamelone-Charbonnel * group = gruppo del Rocciam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
