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Monte Clapier (French: Mont Clapier) 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.

Monte Clapier
Mont Clapier
Highest point
Elevation3,045 m (9,990 ft)[1]
Prominence219 m (719 ft) 
Coordinates44°06′58″N 7°25′09″E
Geography
Monte Clapier
Mont Clapier
Location of Monte Clapier in the Alps.
LocationPiedmont, Italy
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Parent rangeMaritime Alps
Climbing
First ascent1832, Luigi Giovanni Fecia Cossato, approaching from Entracque[2]

Geography


It is part of the Mercantour massif.

Monte Clapier is home to the southernmost glacier in the Alps, located on the Italian side at some 40 km from the sea. Furthermore, it is the southernmost mountain in the Alps exceeding 3000 meters in height.


Geology


Geologically, the mountain is formed by granitoid gneiss, with outcrops of amphibolic agmatites (granitoid migmatites).


Climbing


It may be climbed from the Refuge Nice in around two-and-a-half to three hours,[3] initially northward along a narrow path towards the Lacs de Mont Clapier, then eastward along a cairned route (no path visible) across rough, bouldered ground.


View


The view is extensive stretching from the Mediterranean to the south to the high Alps to the northeast. Monte Viso is prominent to the north and 4000m peaks like the Matterhorn, Monte Rosa and the Weissmies,[4] and even Corsica,[5] are visible on clear days.


See also



References


  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-23. Retrieved 2012-09-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Lorenzo Bagnoli, Quando non esistevano i satelliti. La cartografia alpina del Capitano Cossato, in "Le rocce della scoperta", Glauco Brigatt, Genoa 2009
  3. Personal experience and quoted time from staff at the Refuge Nice.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-23. Retrieved 2012-09-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2012-09-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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На других языках


[de] Mont Clapier

Der Mont Clapier ist ein Berg in den Seealpen am Alpenhauptkamm direkt an der Grenze zwischen Frankreich und Italien. Mit einer Höhe von 3045 m ist er der südlichste Dreitausender der Alpen. Er besteht aus Gneis und Granit.
- [en] Monte Clapier

[fr] Mont Clapier

Sur la crête frontière entre la France (Alpes-Maritimes) et l'Italie (Piémont), le mont Clapier est l'un des principaux sommets de la partie est du massif du Mercantour-Argentera.

[it] Monte Clapier

Il monte Clapier (anche il francese Mont Clapier) è una montagna di 3.045 m s.l.m.[1] delle Alpi Marittime, situata lungo il confine italo-francese.



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