Rocca dei Tre Vescovi (French: Rocher des Trois Évêques) is a mountain in the Maritime Alps, on the boundary between the province of Cuneo (Piedmont, northern Italy) and the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur.

Rocca dei Tre Vescovi
Rocher des Trois Évêques
Rocca dei Tre Vescovi seen from Bassa di Colombart.
Highest point
Elevation2,867 m (9,406 ft)
Coordinates44°21′47″N 6°53′12″E / 44.36306°N 6.88667°E / 44.36306; 6.88667
Geography
Rocca dei Tre Vescovi is located in Alps
Rocca dei Tre Vescovi
Rocca dei Tre Vescovi
Location in the Alps
LocationPiedmont, Italy
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Parent rangeMaritime Alps
Climbing
First ascentE. Troya, P. Vigliardi and two unknown soldiers

Geography

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Located near the Maddalena Pass, it is joined to the nearby Enciastraia peak by a ridge. The name, meaning "Rock of the Three Bishops", derives from the fact that the mount is on the intersection point of three Catholic dioceses, those of Cuneo, Nice and Digne.[1]

SOIUSA classification

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According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[2]

  • 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:Chaîne Corborant-Ténibre-Enchastraye/It:Catena Corborant-Tenibres-Enciastraia)
  • group = (Fr:Massif Enchastraye-Siguret/It:Gruppo Enciastraia-Siguret)
  • subgroup = (Fr:Groupe de l'Enchastraye/It:Gruppo dell'Enciastraia)
  • code = I/A-2.1-C.12.a

References

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  1. ^ Rivista del Club Alpino Italiano. 1917. p. 78. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  2. ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 71. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.

Sources

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  • Villani, Nanni (April 2002). Monte Argentera, tre metri sotto i tremila e trecento, in Piemonte Parchi - speciale Cime Tempestose (in Italian). Regione Piemonte.