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Mont Bégo

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Prominence
  
323 m (1,060 ft)

Mountain range
  
Maritime Alps

Elevation
  
2,872 m

Parent range
  
Alpes-Maritimes

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Listing
  
Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m

Location
  
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Similar
  
Grand Capelet, Cime du Diable, Cime du Gélas, Monte Clapier, Monte Argentera

Mont Bégo (Italian: Monte Bego) is a mountain in the Mercantour massif of the Maritime Alps, in southern France, with an elevation of 2,872 metres (9,423 ft). It is included in the Vallée des Merveilles ("Valley of Marvels").

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Map of Mont B%C3%A9go, 06430 Tende, France

Etymology

The name derives from the ancient Indo-European root beg, meaning "divine"; it was, in factm a sacred area to the Liguri tribe, together with the Monte Beigua and Monte Sagro in Italy.

Geology

It is mostly composed of conglomerates from the Permian period.

SOIUSA classification

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:Massif Gelas-Grand Capelet/It:Gelas-Grand Capelet)
  • group = (Fr:Chaîne Basto-Grand Capelet/It:Costiera Basto-Grand Capelet)
  • subgroup = (Fr:Nœud du Mont Bego/It:Nodo del Monte Bego)
  • code = I/A-2.1-A.3.e

    • References

    Mont Bégo Wikipedia
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