Maritime Alps
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The Maritime Alps are a mountain range in the south-western part of the Alps. They form the border between the French département Alpes-Maritimes and the Italian province of Cuneo. The Col de Tende separates them from the Ligurian Alps; the Maddalena Pass separates them from the Cottian Alps. The Mercantour National Park is part of the Maritime Alps.
The Maritime Alps are drained by the rivers Roya, Var and Verdon and their tributaries on the French side; by the Stura di Demonte and other tributaries of the Tanaro and Po on the Italian side.
[edit] Peaks
The chief peaks of the Maritime Alps are:
| Punta dell'Argentera | 3290 m | (10,794 ft) | Mont Ténibre | 3032 m | (9948 ft) | |
| Cime du Gélas | 3135 m | (10,286 ft) | Cime de l'Enchastraye | 2955 m | (9695 ft) | |
| Monte Matto | 3087 m | (10,128 ft) | Mont Bégo | 2873 m | (9426 ft) | |
| Mont Pelat | 3053 m | (10,017 ft) | Mont Mounier | 2818 m | (9246 ft) | |
| Mont Clapier | 3046 m | (9994 ft) | Roche de l'Abisse | 2755 m | (9039 ft) |
[edit] Passes
The chief passes of the Maritime Alps are:
| name | location | type | elevation (m/ft) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Col de la Bonette | Tinée Valley to Barcelonnette | road, minor loop off Col de Restefond | 2802 |
| Col de Restefond | Col de la Bonette to Barcelonnette | road | 2680 |
| Bassa di Druos | Tinée Valley to Terme di Valdieri | bridle path | 2630/8629 |
| Colle di Ciriegia | Saint-Martin-Vésubie to Terme di Valdieri | bridle path | 2551/8370 |
| Col des Granges Communes | Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée to Barcelonnette | bridle path | 2512/8242 |
| Col de Pourriac | Tinee Valley to Argentera | foot path | 2506/8222 |
| Colle di Guercia | Tinee Valley to Vinadio | foot path | 2451/8042 |
| Col de la Lombarde | Isola to Vinadio | road | 2350 |
| Col de la Cayolle | Var River valley to Barcelonnette | road | 2327/7717 |
| Col du Sabion | Tende to Valdieri | bridle path | 2264/7428 |
| Col d'Allos | Verdon River valley to Barcelonnette | road | 2250/7382 |
| Maddalena Pass | Barcelonnette to Cuneo | road | 1995/6545 |
| Col de Tende | Tende to Cuneo | road, road tunnel railway tunnel |
1873/6145 |
| Col de Turini | Vésubie river valley to Sospel | road | 1607 |
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
