Pointe de Ronce is a mountain of
Savoie
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France
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. It lies in the
Mont Cenis
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range. It has an elevation of above sea level.
Features
It is located near the Mont Cenis Pass and overlooks the village of
Lanslebourg
Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis 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.Lac du Mont-Cenis
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From the summit, a long ridge is going south-east to Pointe du Lamet, then to
Rocciamelone
Rocciamelone ( pms, Ròcia-mlon, french: Rochemelon or ''Roche Melon'') is a 3,538 m high mountain in Piedmont, Italy, near the border between Italy and France.
Geography
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In the mountain slopes exposed to the north, recline glacier de l'Arcelle Neuve and glacier du Vieux.
Given the height of the mountain and the special isolation of its summit, one gets a wide view of the surrounding mountains.
Climb to the summit
The access to the summit generally begins from Lake of Mont-Cenis. Arrived in Plan des Fontainettes (2,090 m) starting at the characteristic pyramid-shaped church, walk to Fort de Ronce. Near the Fort, start heading north on a long path that goes with large coils to reach Col du Lou (3,042 m). From the pass, follow the ridge eastwards overcoming various ridges, the largest of which is
Signal du Grand Mont-Cenis
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(3,377 m), and finally to the summit ridge.
Downhill you can retrace the ascent route or you can go down the southeastern slope of the mountain, through the
Pointe du Lamet, and then go down to the Lake of Mont-Cenis.
Maps
* French official cartography (''
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'' - IGN); on-line version
www.geoportail.fr*
Istituto Geografico Centrale
The Istituto Geografico Centrale (IGC, in English ‘’Central Geographic Institute’’) is a privately owned Italian company based in Turin (Piedmont), known for its guide books and hiking maps mainly concerning the Western Alps and their con ...
- ''Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi'' 1:50.000 nr 2 ''Valli di Lanzo e Moncenisio''
External links
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* {{cite web , url=http://www.altox.it/ValsusaAlpinismo/roncialamet.htm , title=Descrizione della traversata Roncia Lamet , accessdate=2012-08-29 , language=it
Alpine three-thousanders
Mountains of Savoie
Mountains of the Alps