The Ambin group (''Groupe d'Ambin'' in French, ''Gruppo d'Ambin'' in

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

) is a sub-range of the

Cottian Alps The Cottian Alps (; ; ) are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps. They form the border between France (Hautes-Alpes and Savoie) and Italy (Piedmont). The Fréjus Road Tunnel and Fréjus Rail Tunnel between Modane and Susa, Ital ...

located on the French-Italian border.

Geography

Administratively the range is divided between the Italian ''

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Torino Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...

'' (southern slopes) and the French ''

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de la

Savoie Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè'' or ''Savouè-d'Avâl''; English: ''Savoy'' ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Southeastern France. Located in the French Alps, its prefecture is Chambéry. In 2019, Savoie had a population o ...

'' (northern slopes).

Borders

The borders of Ambin group are (clockwise): * Etiache pass (west, it connects Ambin group with Pierre Menue group); * ruisseau d'Etache, ruisseau d'Ambin, Arc and ruisseau de la Fémaz (north); *

Mont Cenis Mont Cenis (; , ) is a massif in Savoie (France) (with an elevation of at Pointe de Ronce and a pass at an elevation of ), which forms the limit between the Cottian and Graian Alps. Etymology The term "Mont Cenis" could be derived from '' ...

pass (east, it connects Ambin group with the

Graian Alps The Graian Alps (Latin language, Latin:: ''Alpes Graiæ'' ; ; ) are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps, and the name of an Roman province, Antic Rome province. Etymology The name ''Graie'' comes from the ''Graioceli'' Celts, Celt ...

); * torrente Rochemolles,

Dora Riparia The Dora Riparia (; ; or ''Doire''; ) is an alpine river, a left-bank tributary of the Po. It is long (of which 5 km is in France), with a drainage basin. It originates in the Cottian Alps, close to the Col de Montgenèvre in France, wh ...

and

Cenischia The Cenischia (; , ) is a mountain torrent which straddles the south-west French department of Savoie and the north-west Italian Metropolitan City of Turin, in Piedmont. Part of the Po basin, it is a left tributary of the Dora Riparia and forms ...

(south).

Notable summits

Mountain huts

* Rifugio Levi Molinari (1,850 m -

Exilles Exilles (Occitan: ''Eissilhas''; nonstandard Occitan: ''Isiya''; Piedmontese: ''Isiles''; Latin: ''Excingomagus'' or ''Scingomagus''; Italianization under Italian Fascism: ''Esille'') is a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Itali ...

) * Refuge de Bramanette (2,080 m -

Bramans Bramans is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Val-Cenis.Bramans Bramans is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Val-Cenis.Bardonecchia Bardonecchia (; ; , ) is an Italian town and ''comune'' located in the Metropolitan City of Turin, in the Piedmont region, in the western part of Susa Valley. It grew out of a small village with the works for the Fréjus Rail Tunnel, the first c ...

) * Refuge d'Ambin (2,270 m -

Giaglione Giaglione (, ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about west of Turin, on the border with France. Giaglione borders the following municipalities: Bramans (France), Chiomonte, E ...

) * Bivacco Sigot (2,921 m -

) * Bivacco Walter Blais (2,925 m -

)

Bibliography

Maps

* Italian official cartography (''

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'' - IGM); on-line version
www.pcn.minambiente.it
* French official cartography (''

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'' - IGN); on-line version:
www.geoportail.fr
* I.G.C. (''Istituto Geografico Centrale'') - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 1 ''Valli di Susa Chisone e Germanasca'' e 1:25.000 n. 104 ''Bardonecchia Monte Thabor Sauze d'Oulx''

References

{{reflist Mountain ranges of the Alps Mountain ranges of Piedmont Mountain ranges of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Metropolitan City of Turin Savoie