Monte Freidour is a mountain in the Cottian Alps, Metropolitan City of Turin in Piedmont, north-western Italy. It has an elevation of 1.451 m,[1] with a secondary summit at 1,445 metres (4,741 ft),[3] and is composed of gneiss cliffs overlooking the town of Cumiana.

Monte Freidour
Southern side.
Highest point
Elevation1,451 m (4,760 ft)[1]
Prominence158 m (518 ft)[2]
Isolation1.86 km (1.16 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates44°58′22.85″N 7°18′13.49″E / 44.9730139°N 7.3037472°E / 44.9730139; 7.3037472
Geography
Monte Freidour is located in Italy
Monte Freidour
Monte Freidour
Location in Italy
LocationPiedmont, Italy
Parent rangeCottian Alps

History

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War memorial.

At the top of the mountain is a monument celebrating the 8 members of the crew (F/Sgt. C.W. Lawton (Australian), Sgt.s T.D. Fotheringham, E.H.A. Clift, G. Tennison, D.W. Bishop, D.R. Wellon, S.E. Lockton and J. Bucks) of a British Liberator bomber that crashed there on 14 October 1944, during a mission in support of Italian partisans.

Access to the summit

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The peak can also be reached from Talucco, a frazione of Pinerolo, and from Cantalupa or Giaveno. The Monte Tre Denti is located nearby. The summit can also be reache bu mountain bike.[1]

References

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  Media related to Monte Freidour at Wikimedia Commons

  1. ^ a b c "Giro del Monte Sette Confini – Freidour (Val Lemina)" (in Italian). CAI - Sezione di Pinerolo. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. ^ Monte Freidour-Punta Sperino, Italy at Peakbagger.com
  3. ^ The Alpine Journal. Vol. 86. Alpine Club. 1981. p. 152. Retrieved 2020-02-10.