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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
Elevation	1,451 m (4,760 ft)[1]
Prominence	158 m (518 ft)[2]
Isolation	1.86 km (1.16 mi)
Coordinates	44°58′22.85″N 7°18′13.49″E
Geography
Monte Freidour Location in Italy
Location	Piedmont, Italy
Parent range	Cottian Alps

History

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

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

Media related to Monte Freidour at Wikimedia Commons

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[fr] Mont Freidour

Le mont Freidour est une montagne des Alpes cottiennes qui s'élève à 1 445 m, dans le Piémont, au-dessus du village de Cumiana. Il est surtout connu pour la présence d'imposants murs de gneiss (le plus célèbre est la Rocca Sbarua (it)), qui pendant des décennies ont servi comme lieu d'entraînement fréquenté par les grimpeurs de Turin et au-delà.

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[it] Monte Freidour

Il monte Freidour (1.451 m s.l.m.[1]) è una montagna delle Alpi del Monginevro nelle Alpi Cozie. Si trova in Piemonte sopra l'abitato di Cumiana ed è conosciuta soprattutto per la presenza di imponenti pareti di roccia gneiss (la più celebre delle quali è la Rocca Sbarùa, dal piemontese "rocca spaventata"), che da decenni rappresentano una delle "palestre" di allenamento più frequentate dagli arrampicatori torinesi e non solo.

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