Pointe de Bellecombe
Highest point
Elevation2,775 m (9,104 ft)[1]
Prominence280 m (920 ft)[2][1]
Coordinates45°13′03″N 6°50′53″E / 45.2174094°N 6.8480129°E / 45.2174094; 6.8480129
Geography
Pointe de Bellecombe is located in Alps
Pointe de Bellecombe
Pointe de Bellecombe
Location in the Alps
LocationSavoie (France)
Parent rangeCottian Alps
Climbing
Easiest routehiking

The Pointe de Bellecombe is a 2,775 m high mountain of the northern Cottian Alps.

Geography

The mountain from the Ambin Valley

The mountain is located in the French departement of Savoie (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), near the Italian border. It belongs to the main chain of the Alps and stands on the water divide between the watersheds of the Dora Riparia (Po Valley) and of the Arc (Rhone Valley). It lies between the Col du Petit Mont-Cenis (2,183 m) and the Col de Bellecombe (2,475 m).[1]

History

The mountain, although lying on the Alpine watershed between the Val di Susa and the Maurienne, is entirely in French territory following the boundary adjustments decided in the 1947 Treaty of Paris. The area was interested in the Vallo Alpino and ligne Maginot fortifications and then during the II World War saw the fights facing the chasseurs alpins (French Army) and the German mountain troops.[3]

Access to the summit

The summit can be reached on foot starting from the refuge du Petit Mont Cenis (at 2,095 m). The itinerary doesn't require alpinistic skills but some hiking experience.[4]

Maps

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Géoportail" (in French). IGN. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  2. ↑ key col: Col de Bellecombe (2,475 m)
  3. ↑ Revue Historique Des Armées - ed. 198-201 (in French). Ministère des armées. 1995. p. 138. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  4. ↑ laika58 (2018-08-24). "Bellecombe (Pointe de) dal Refuge du Petit Mont Cenis" (in Italian). Altituderando. Retrieved 2020-02-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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