The Croce Rossa (Italian: [ˈkroːtʃe ˈrossa]) or Croix Rousse (French: [kʁwa ʁus]; both lit. 'Red Cross') is a mountain of the Graian Alps, on the border between Piedmont, Italy and Savoie, France.
| Croce Rossa | |
|---|---|
| Croix Rousse | |
 Croce Rossa | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,566 m (11,699 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 495 m (1,624 ft)[1] |
| Isolation | 4.78 km (2.97 mi)  |
| Listing | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
| Coordinates | 45°16′N 7°8′E / 45.267°N 7.133°E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Croce Rossa Location in the Alps | |
| Location | Piedmont, Italy and Savoie, France |
| Parent range | Graian Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1857 |
Features edit
The mountain lies at the head of the Viù Valley in the Lanzo Valleys. It has a height of 3,566m and was first climbed in 1857 by A Tonini. There is a statue of the Madonna on its summit.[2]
Mountain huts edit
- Refuge d'Avérole - 2,210 m;
- Rifugio Luigi Cibrario - 2,616 m.
Maps edit
- Istituto Geografico Militare (IGM) official maps of Italy, 1:25.000 and 1:100.000 scale, on-line version
- Istituto Geografico Centrale (IGC) - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 2 Valli di Lanzo e Moncenisio
- Istituto Geografico Centrale - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:25.000 n.110 Alte Valli di Lanzo (Rocciamelone - Uja di Ciamarella - Le Levanne)
References edit
Media related to Croce Rossa (mount) at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ a b c "Punta Croce Rossa, Italy". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Croce Rossa - Summitpost.org". summitpost.org. Retrieved 29 January 2015.