Rocca Bernauda
Rocca Bernauda | |
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Roche Bernaude | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,222 m (10,571 ft) |
Prominence | 687 m (2,254 ft)[1] |
Isolation | 12.28 km (7.63 mi) |
Listing | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
Coordinates | 45°06′11″N 06°37′36″E / 45.10306°N 6.62667°ECoordinates: 45°06′11″N 06°37′36″E / 45.10306°N 6.62667°E |
Geography | |
Rocca Bernauda Location in the Alps | |
Location | Hautes-Alpes, France / Turin, Italy |
Parent range | Cottian Alps |
Rocca Bernauda, in French Roche Bernaude, is a mountain of the Alps of 3,222 metres (10,571 ft). It is the most western point of Italy after the cession of (Vallée Étroite) with the Paris Peace Treaties of 1947.
It's situated in the Cottian Alps close to Bardonecchia between the Susa Valley, Durance and Maurienne Valley With the Arc river. Geologically is composed by quartzites and gneiss, especially on the peak.
References[]
- ^ "Roche Bernaude - Peakbagger". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
Categories:
- Mountains of the Alps
- Mountains of Piedmont
- Alpine three-thousanders
- France–Italy border
- International mountains of Europe
- Mountains of Hautes-Alpes
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