| Mont Bégo | |
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The peak of Mont Bégo |
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| Elevation | 2,872 m (9,423 ft) |
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Mont Bégo
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| Range | Maritime Alps |
Mont Bégo (Italian: Monte Bego) is a mountain in the Mercantour massif of the Maritime Alps, in southern France, with an altitude of 2,872 metres (9,423 ft). It is included in the Vallée des Merveilles ("Valley of Marvels").
The name derives from the ancient Indo-European root beg, meaning "divine": it was in fact a sacred area to the Liguri tribe, together with the Monte Beigua and Monte Sagro in Italy.
It is mostly composed of conglomerates from the Permian period.