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Enciastraia

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Elevation
  
2,955 m

Mountain range
  
Maritime Alps

Province
  
Province of Cuneo

Parent range
  
Maritime Alps

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Listing
  
Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m

Location
  
Piedmont, Italy Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Similar
  
Rocca dei Tre Vescovi, Mont Ténibre, Cima delle Lose, Monte Oronaye, Cima di Corborant

Enciastraia (French: Tête de l'Enchastraye) is a mountain in the Maritime Alps, on the boundary between the province of Cuneo (Piedmont, northern Italy) and the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur.

Contents

Map of Enciastraia, 12010 Larche, France

SOIUSA classificationEdit

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:

  • main part = Western Alps
  • major sector = South Western Alps
  • section = Maritime Alps
  • subsection = (Fr:Alpes Maritimes d.l.s.l./It:Alpi Marittime)
  • supergroup = (Fr:Chaîne Corborant-Ténibre-Enchastraye/It:Catena Corborant-Tenibres-Enciastraia)
  • group = (Fr:Massif Enchastraye-Siguret/It:Gruppo Enciastraia-Siguret)
  • subgroup = (Fr:Groupe de l'Enchastraye/It:Gruppo dell'Enciastraia)
  • code = I/A-2.1-C.12.a

    • MapsEdit

  • 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

    • References

    Enciastraia Wikipedia
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