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Rocca dei Tre Vescovi

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Parent range
  
Maritime Alps

Mountain range
  
Maritime Alps

Elevation
  
2,867 m

First ascenders
  
E. Troya, P. Vigliardi

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

First ascent
  
E. Troya, P. Vigliardi and two unknown soldiers

Similar
  
Enciastraia, Becchi Rossi, Cima delle Lose, Monte Oserot, Monte Oronaye

Rocca dei tre vescovi m 2867 valle stura


Rocca dei Tre Vescovi (French: Rocher des Trois Évêques) 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.

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Map of Rocca dei Tre Vescovi, 04530 Larche, France

Located near the Maddalena Pass, it is joined to the nearby Enciastraia peak by a ridge. The name, meaning "Rock of the Three Bishops", derives from the fact that the mount is on the intersection point of three Catholic dioceses, those of Cuneo, Nice and Digne.

Rocca dei tre vescovi 2867 m


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: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

    • References

    Rocca dei Tre Vescovi Wikipedia
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