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Colle della Croce

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Traversed by
  
bridle path

Range
  
Cottian Alps

Elevation
  
2,299 m

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Location
  
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FrancePiemonte, Italy

Similar
  
Alps, Col d'Urine, Conca del Pra, Col d'Arpy, Cottian Alps

The Colle della Croce (Italian) or Col Lacroix (French, sometimes referred as Col de la Croix) is a pedestrian pass (el. 2,299 m / 7,541 ft) of the Cottian Alps.

Contents

Map of Colle della Croce, Ristolas, France

Etymology

Both in Italian and in French the name means pass of the Cross.

Geography

The pass connects the villages of La Montà (commune of Ristolas, in France) and Villanova (comune of Bobbio Pellice, in Italy).

It forms the limit between the Central and the Southern Cottian Alps.

Maps

  • Italian official cartography (Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it
  • French official cartography (Institut Géographique National - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr
  • Istituto Geografico Centrale - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n.6 Monviso

    • References

    Colle della Croce Wikipedia
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