Mont Bégo

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Mont Bégo

The peak of Mont Bégo
Elevation 2,872 m (9,423 ft)
Location
Mont Bégo
France
Location Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Range Maritime Alps
Coordinates 44°04′23″N 7°27′03″E / 44.07306°N 7.45083°E / 44.07306; 7.45083Coordinates: 44°04′23″N 7°27′03″E / 44.07306°N 7.45083°E / 44.07306; 7.45083

Mont Bégo (Italian: Monte Bego) is a mountain in the Mercantour massif of the Maritime Alps, in southern France, with an elevation of 2,872 metres (9,423 ft). It is included in the Vallée des Merveilles ("Valley of Marvels").

Etymology

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.

Geology

It is mostly composed of conglomerates from the Permian period.

SOIUSA classification

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[1]

  • 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:Massif Gelas-Grand Capelet/It:Gelas-Grand Capelet)
  • group = (Fr:Chaîne Basto-Grand Capelet/It:Costiera Basto-Grand Capelet)
  • subgroup = (Fr:Nœud du Mont Bego/It:Nodo del Monte Bego)
  • code = I/A-2.1-A.3.e

References

  1. ↑ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 67. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8. 
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