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Your American History Reference Guide! - Cottian Alps
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Cottian Alps
The chief peaks of the Cottian Alps, from the Col de l'Argentiere to the Mont Cenis and westwards to the Col du Galibier, are:
| Monte Viso |
3843 meters | (12,609 feet) |
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Dents d'Ambin |
3382 meters | (11,096 feet) |
| Viso di Vallante |
3672 meters | (12,048 feet) |
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Mont d'Ambin |
3377 meters | (11,080 feet) |
| Aiguille de Scolette |
3505 meters | (11,500 feet) |
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Pointe de la Font Sancte |
3387 meters | |
| Aiguille de Chambeyron |
3400 meters | (11,155 feet) |
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Punta Ferrant |
3364 meters | (11,037 feet) |
| Grand Rubren |
3340 meters | |
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Visolotto |
3353 meters | (11,001 feet) |
| Bric de Chambeyron |
3388 meters | (11,116 feet) |
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Rochebrune |
3324 meters | (10,906 feet) |
| Rognosa d'Etache |
3385 meters | (11,106 feet) |
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Punta Sommeiller |
3321 meters | (10,896 feet) |
| Bric Froid |
3310 meters | (10,860 feet) |
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Tete des Toillies |
3179 meters | (10,430 feet) |
| Grand Glaiza |
3286 meters | (10,781 feet) |
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Monte Granero |
3170 meters | (10,401 feet) |
| Rognosa di Sestrieres |
3279 meters | (10,758 feet) |
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Mont Chaberton |
3135 meters | (10,286 feet) |
| Panestrel |
3253 meters | (10,673 feet) |
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Tete de Moyse |
3110 meters | (10,204 feet) |
| Roche du Grand Galibier |
3242 meters | (10,637 feet) |
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Monte Meidassa |
3105 meters | (10,187 feet) |
| Peou Roc |
3231 meters | (10,601 feet) |
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Pelvo d'Elva |
3064 meters | (10,053 feet) |
| Pic du Pelvat |
3218 meters | (10,558 feet) |
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Mont Politri |
3051 meters | (10,009 feet) |
| Pointe Haute de Mary |
3212 meters | (10,539 feet) |
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Mont Albergian |
3040 meters | (9974 feet) |
| Pic du Thabor |
3144 meters | (10,316 feet) |
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Bric Bouchet |
3003 meters | (9853 feet) |
| Mont Thabor |
3182 meters | (10,440 feet) |
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Punta Cournour |
2868 meters | (9410 feet) |
| Pointe des Cerces |
3180 meters | (10,434 feet) |
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Le pain de sucre |
3208 meters | (10,526 feet) |
| Rocca Bianca |
3059 meters | (10,037 feet) |
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Pic Caramantran |
3025 meters | (9,925 feet) |
| Pointe des Marcelettes |
2909 meters | (9,545 feet) |
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Pic du Malrif |
2906 meters | (9,535 feet) |
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The chief passes of the Cottian Alps, from the Col de l'Argentiere to the Mont Cenis and westwards to the Col du Galibier, are:
| Col Sommeiller (Bardonneche to Bramans), snow |
2962 meters | (9718 feet) |
| Col de la Traversette (Crissolo to Aliries), mainly bridle path beneath pass tunnel made in 1478-1480 |
2950 meters | (9679 feet) |
| Col d'Ambin (Exilles to Bramans), snow |
2854 meters | (9364 feet) |
| Col de St Veran (Val Varaita to the Queyras Valley), foot path |
2844 meters | (9331 feet) |
| Col n'Etache (Bardonneche to Bramans), bridle path |
2787 meters | (9144 feet) |
| Col dell' Agnello (Val Varaita to the Queyras Valley), carriage road |
2744 meters | (9003 feet) |
| Col Girardin (Ubaye Valley to the Queyras Valley), bridle path |
2699 meters | (8855 feet) |
| Col de Sautron (Val Maira to Barcelonnette), bridle path |
2689 meters | (8823 feet) |
| Col de Longet (Ubaye Valley to Val Varaita), bridle path |
2672 meters | (8767 feet) |
| Col de Mary or de Maurin ( Ubaye Valley to Val Maira), bridle path |
2654 meters | (8708 feet) |
| Col d'Abries or de Prali (Perosa to Abries), bridle path |
2650 meters | (8695 feet) |
| Col de la Roue (Bardonneche to Modane), bridle path |
2566 meters | (8419 feet) |
| Col de Freius (same to same), carriage road, beneath which |
0 meters | ( feet) |
| Col de Clapier (Bramans to Susa), bridle path |
2491 meters | (8173 feet) |
| Col d'Izoard (Briancon to the Queyras Valley), carriage path |
2388 meters | (7835 feet) |
| Col de la Croix (Torre Pellice to Abries); bridle path |
2309 meters | (7576 feet) |
| Petit Mont Cenis (Bramans to the Mont Cenis Plateau), bridle path |
2184 meters | (7166 feet) |
| Col de Vars (Ubaye Valley to the Queyras Valley), carriage path |
2115 meters | (6939 feet) |
| Mont Cenis (Lanslebourg to Susa), carriage road |
2101 meters | (6893 feet) |
| Col de Sestrieres (Pignerol to Cesanne), carriage road |
2021 meters | (6631 feet) |
| Mont Genevre (Briancon to Cesanne), carriage road |
1854 meters | (6083 feet) |
| Col des Echelles de Planpipinet (Briancon to Bardonneche), carriage road |
1760 meters | (5774 feet) |
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