The Punta Ramiere (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 ...

) or Bric Froid (in French) is a mountain in 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 ...

belonging to the department of

Hautes-Alpes Hautes-Alpes (; ; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region of Southeastern France. It is located in the heart of the French Alps, after which it is named. Hautes-Alpes had a population ...

( FR) and the

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Turin 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 ...

( IT). It's the highest peak of the long stretch of the Po/ Rhone

water divide A drainage divide, water divide, ridgeline, watershed, water parting or height of land is elevated terrain that separates neighboring drainage basins. On rugged land, the divide lies along topographical ridges, and may be in the form of a single ...

starting from the

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 hi ...

(north) and ending with the

Monviso Monte Viso or Monviso (; ; or simply ) is the highest mountain of the Cottian Alps, located in Piedmont, Italy, close to the French border. Monte Viso is well known for its pyramid-like shape. Because it is higher than all its neighbouring peak ...

group (south).

Geography

The Ramiere is the

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at which the borders of the Italian

comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...

s of Sauze di Cesana and

Cesana Torinese Cesana Torinese (French ''Césanne'') 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. Cesana is a popular winter ski resort, being connected ...

and the French commune of Abries meet. The

geodetic point A triangulation station, also known as a trigonometrical point, and sometimes informally as a trig, is a fixed surveying station, used in geodetic surveying and other surveying projects in its vicinity. The station is usually set up by a map ...

of the Italian Military Geographic Institute named ''Punta Ramiere'' (code 066104) is defined on the top of the mountain.

SOIUSA classification

According to

SOIUSA Alps by SOIUSA. SOIUSA (an acronym for - English: ''International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps-ISMSA'') is a classification system of the Alps from the geographic and toponomastic point of view. It was designed by Sergio Maraz ...

(''International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps'') the mountain can be classified in the following way: * main part =

Western Alps The Western Alps are the western part of the Alps, Alpine Range including the southeastern part of France (e.g. Savoie), the whole of Monaco, the northwestern part of Italy (i.e. Piedmont and the Aosta Valley) and the southwestern part of Switzer ...

* major sector = North Western Alps * section =

* subsection = Central Cottian Alps * supergroup = ( It:Catena Bric Froid-Rochebrune-Beal Traversier/ Fr:Chaîne Bric Froid-Rochebrune-Beal Traversier ) * group = ( It:Gruppo Ramiere-Merciantaira/ Fr:Groupe Bric Froid-Grand Glaiza) * subgroup = ( It:Gruppo della Ramiere/ Fr:Crête du Bric Froid) *

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= I/A-4.II-B.4.a

Access to the summit

The easiest route for the summit starts from Colle Ramiere (''Ramiere pass'', 3,007 m) and reaches the mountain top by its northwestern ridge. The pass can be attained by foothpat from the Thuras valley (

) or the Argentiera valley ( Sauze di Cesana).

Nature conservation

The Punta Ramiere is located on the northern border of the French regional

nature park A nature park, or sometimes natural park, is a designation for a protected area by means of long-term land planning, sustainable resource management and limitation of agricultural and real estate developments. These valuable landscapes are pres ...

Queyras The Queyras (; ) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem' ...

(''Parc naturel régional du Queyras ''), established in 1977.''Histoire'', web page on the nature park sit
www.pnr-queyras.com
(accessed in Mayl 2012)

References

Maps

* Italian official cartography (''

Istituto Geografico Militare The ''Istituto Geografico Militare'' (IGM), or Military Geographic Institute, is an Italian public organization, dependent on the Italian Army general staff (''Stato Maggiore dell'Esercito''). It is the national mapping agency for Italy.

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

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'' - IGN); on-line version:
www.geoportail.fr

External links

* ''Punta Ramiere'': 360° panoramic image from the summit o

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