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.
| Rocca dei Tre Vescovi | |
|---|---|
| Rocher des Trois Évêques | |
 Rocca dei Tre Vescovi seen from Bassa di Colombart. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,867 m (9,406 ft) |
| Coordinates | 44°21′47″N 6°53′12″E / 44.36306°N 6.88667°E |
| Geography | |
  Rocca dei Tre Vescovi Location in the Alps | |
| Location | Piedmont, Italy Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Parent range | Maritime Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | E. Troya, P. Vigliardi and two unknown soldiers |
Geography edit
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.[1]
SOIUSA classification edit
According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[2]
- 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 edit
- ^ Rivista del Club Alpino Italiano. 1917. p. 78. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 71. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
Sources edit
- Villani, Nanni (April 2002). Monte Argentera, tre metri sotto i tremila e trecento, in Piemonte Parchi - speciale Cime Tempestose (in Italian). Regione Piemonte.