The Pointe Allobrogia is a mountain of the Mont Blanc massif, overlooking the Col Ferret on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It lies at the southern end of the range south-east of Mont Dolent.

Pointe Allobrogia
Highest point
Elevation3,172 m (10,407 ft)
Prominence42 m (138 ft)[1]
Coordinates45°54′33″N 7°03′51″E / 45.90917°N 7.06417°E / 45.90917; 7.06417
Geography
Pointe Allobrogia is located in Alps
Pointe Allobrogia
Pointe Allobrogia
Location in the Alps
LocationValais, Switzerland
Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent rangeMont Blanc Massif

Name edit

The toponym is related to the name of the Allobroges. This may be the remnant of an ancient territorial claim made by the Gallic tribe.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located north of the summit at 3,130 metres.
  2. ^ Pelletier 1982, pp. 55–56.
Bibliography
  • Pelletier, André (1982). Vienne antique: de la conquête romaine aux invasions alamanniques (IIe siècle avant–IIIe siècle après J.-C.). Éditions Horvath. ISBN 978-2-7171-0213-0.

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