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Rocciamelone

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Parent peak
  
Ouille Mouta (3,565 m)

Elevation
  
3,538 m

First ascent
  
1358

Parent range
  
Graian Alps

Location
  
Piedmont, Italy

Prominence
  
303 m

Province
  
Province of Turin

Mountain range
  
Alps, Graian Alps

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Listing
  
Alpine mountains above 3000 m

Easiest route
  
Scramble, partly roped path

Similar
  
Uia di Ciamarella, Monte Viso, Levanna, Monte Musinè, Mont Chaberton

Rocciamelone (Piedmontese: Ròcia-mlon, French: Rochemelon or Roche Melon) is a 3,538 m high mountain in Piedmont, Italy, near the border between Italy and France.

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Map of Rocciamelone, 10070 Usseglio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy

In vetta al rocciamelone 3 538 metri


GeographyEdit

Rocciamelone is located between Val di Susa and Maurienne, 50 km west of Turin.

Its summit is the tripoint where the comunes of Usseglio, Novalesa and Mompantero meet. The international border crosses the Glacier de Rochemelon 1 kilometer north of the summit, making it appear that the border is not following the watershed precisely in this sector. However, the glacier is draped over a ridge that is the true watershed and is precisely followed by the borderline.

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 = North Western Alps
  • section = Graian Alps
  • subsection = Southern Graian Alps
  • supergroup = catena Rocciamelone-Charbonel
  • group = gruppo del Rocciamelone
  • subgroup = nodo del Rocciamelone
  • code = I/B-7.I-A.2.a
  • HistoryEdit

    The teutonic knight Bonifacius Rotarius (of Asti) made the first ascent of Rochemelon on 1 September 1358, to bring a small metal image of the Holy Virgin as a gesture of gratitude for having survived captivity in the Holy land during a war against the Muslims.

    The summit of Rocciamelone is the destination of a traditional pilgrimage, every year, on August 5. A three metre high statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary was erected there in 1899.

    Access to the summitEdit

    Because of its easy access (the start of the summit trail can be reached in a 90-minute drive from Turin), its considerable height and the renowned panorama, this mountain is one of the most frequented of the western part of the Alps.

    Mountain hutsEdit

  • Rifugio Cà d'Asti (2,854 m - Mompantero)
  • Rifugio Ernesto Tazzetti (2,642 - Usseglio)
  • Rifugio Santa Maria (close to the summit)
  • References

    Rocciamelone Wikipedia