The Colle della Croce (Italian) or Col Lacroix (French,[1] sometimes referred as Col de la Croix[2]) is a pedestrian pass (el. 2,299 m / 7,541 ft) of the Cottian Alps.
| Colle della Croce Col Lacroix | |
|---|---|
  Colle della Croce | |
| Elevation | 2,299 m (7,543 ft)[1] |
| Traversed by | bridle path |
| Location | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Piemonte, Italy |
| Range | Cottian Alps |
| Coordinates | 44°46′20″N 07°01′16″E / 44.77222°N 7.02111°E |
Etymology edit
Both in Italian and in French the name means pass of the Cross.
Geography edit
The pass connects the villages of La Montà (commune of Ristolas, in France) and Villanova (comune of Bobbio Pellice, in Italy).
It forms the limit between the Central and the Southern Cottian Alps.[3]
Notes edit
- ^ a b Géoportail IGN on www.geoportail.fr
- ^ Ristolas - Ristolas, Christophe Antoine; web site Tourisme & randonnée en Queyras http://queyras.aparcourir.com (accessed: May 2012)
- ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
Maps edit
- Italian official cartography (Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it
- French official cartography (Institut Géographique National - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr
- Istituto Geografico Centrale - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n.6 Monviso