Cottian Alps

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Cottian Alps
French: Alpes Cottiennes, Italian: Alpi Cozie
Range
Monte Viso in the Cottian Alps, seen from the Rochemelon
Countries	France, Italy
Regions	Savoie, Piedmont

Part of	Alps
Borders on	Maritime Alps, Graian Alps, Dauphiné Alps

Highest point	Monte Viso
- elevation	3,841 m (12,602 ft)
- coordinates	44°40′18″N 7°15′13″E / 44.67167, 7.25361

The Cottian Alps (French: Alpes Cottiennes; Italian: Alpi Cozie) are a mountain range in the south-western part of the Alps. They form the border between France (Hautes-Alpes and Savoie) and Italy (Piedmont). The Maddalena Pass separates them from the Maritime Alps; the Col du Mont Cenis separates them from the Graian Alps; the Col du Galibier separates them from the Dauphiné Alps. The Fréjus Road Tunnel and Fréjus Rail Tunnel between Modane and Susa are important transportation arteries between France (Lyon, Grenoble) and Italy (Turin).

The Cottian Alps are drained by the rivers Durance and Arc and their tributaries on the French side; by the Dora Riparia and other tributaries of the Po on the Italian side.

[edit] Peaks

The chief peaks of the Cottian Alps are:

Peak	Elevation (m/ft)
Monte Viso	3841	12,609
Viso di Vallante	3672	12,048
Aiguille de Scolette	3505	11,500
Aiguille de Chambeyron	3412	11,155
Bric de Chambeyron	3388	11,116
Pic de la Font Sancte	3387	11,112
Rognosa d'Etache	3385	11,106
Dents d'Ambin	3382	11,096
Punta Ferrant	3364	11,037
Visolotto	3353	11,001
Bric de Rubren	3340	10,958
Rochebrune	3324	10,906
Punta Sommeiller	3321	10,896
Bric Froid	3302	10,833
Grand Glaiza	3286	10,781
Rognosa di Sestriere	3279	10,758
Panestrel	3253	10,673
Roche du Grand Galibier	3242	10,637
Peou Roc	3231	10,601
Pic du Pelvat	3218	10,558
Pointe Haute de Mary	3212	10,539
Pain de Sucre	3208	10,526
Mont Thabor	3182	10,440
Pointe des Cerces	3180	10,434
Tete des Toillies	3179	10,430
Monte Granero	3170	10,401
Pic du Thabor	3144	10,316
Mont Chaberton	3135	10,286
Tete de Moyse	3110	10,204
Monte Meidassa	3105	10,187
Pelvo d'Elva	3064	10,053
Rocca Bianca	3059	10,307
Mont Politri	3051	10,009
Mont Albergian	3040	9974
Pic Caramantran	3025	9925
Bric Bouchet	2998	9836
Pointe des Marcelettes	2909	9545
Pic du Malrif	2906	9535
Punta Cournour	2868	9410

[edit] Passes

The chief passes of the Cottian Alps are:

name	location	type (as of 1911)	elevation (m/ft)
Col Sommeiller	Bardonecchia to Bramans	snow	2962/9718
Col de la Traversette	Crissolo to Abriès	bridle path	2950/9679
Col d'Ambin	Exilles to Bramans	snow	2854/9364
Col de St Veran	Valle Varaita to the Queyras Valley	foot path	2844/9331
Col du Parpaillon	Ubaye Valley to the Queyras Valley	foot path	2780/9121
Col d'Etache	Bardonecchia to Bramans	bridle path	2787/9144
Col Agnel	Valle Varaita to the Queyras Valley	road	2744/9003
Col Girardin	Ubaye Valley to the Queyras Valley	bridle path	2699/8855
Col de Sautron	Valle Maira to Barcelonnette	bridle path	2689/8823
Col de Longet	Ubaye Valley to Valle Varaita	bridle path	2672/8767
Col de Mary	Ubaye Valley to Valle Maira	bridle path	2654/8708
Col d'Abriès	Perosa to Abriès	bridle path	2650/8695
Col de la Roue	Bardonecchia to Modane	bridle path	2566/8419
Col du Fréjus	Bardonecchia to Modane	dirt road	2542
Col de Clapier	Bramans to Susa	bridle path	2491/8173
Col d'Izoard	Briançon to the Queyras Valley	road	2388/7835
Col de la Croix or Passo de la Croce	Torre Pellice to Abriès	bridle path	2309/7576
Petit Mont Cenis	Bramans to the Mont Cenis Plateau	bridle path	2184/7166
Col de Vars	Ubaye Valley to the Queyras Valley	road	2115/6939
Mont Cenis	Lanslebourg to Susa	road	2101/6893
Col de Sestriere	Pinerolo to Cesana Torinese	road	2021/6631
Col de Larche/Maddalena Pass	Ubaye Valley to the Stura Valley	road	1991/6532
Col de Montgenèvre	Briançon to Susa	road	1854/6083
Col de l'Echelle	Briançon to Bardonecchia	road	1760/5774