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The Pic de Petit Rochebrune (or, simply, Petit Rochebrune) is a mountain in the Cottian Alps belonging to the French department of Hautes-Alpes.
| Pic de Petit Rochebrune | |
|---|---|
 Petit Rochebrune from Punta Merciantaira | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,078 m (10,098 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 248 m (814 ft)[2] |
| Coordinates | 44°49′30″N 6°50′46″E |
| Geography | |
  Pic de Petit Rochebrune Alps | |
| Location | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Parent range | Cottian Alps |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | from le Fonts de Cervières[3] |
Etymology
The literal English translation of Pic de Rochebrune can be dark rock peak or brown rock peak. Petit means small, and refers to the fact that the mountain is smaller than the neighbouring Pic de Rochebrune.
Geography
The mountain is located on the ridge dividing the Queyras (valley of the Guil, a tributary of the Durance) from the valley of the Cerveyrette, another tributary of the Durance. Administratively is shared bey the municipalities of Cervières and Aiguilles.
Nature conservation
The Pic de Petit Rochebrune is located on the northern border of the regional nature park of Queyras (Parc naturel régional du Queyras ), established in 1977.[4]
Access to the summit
The easiest route to reach the summit starts from Les Fonts, a village of Cervières.[3] The mountain is also a well known destination for winter ski mountaineering. [1]
Mountain huts
- Refuge Fonts de Cervières - 2040 m[5]
Maps
- French official cartography (Institut géographique national - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr
References
- Cabau, Emmanuel; Galley, Hervé (2015). Ski de randonnée Hautes Alpes: Ecrins – Queyras – Arves – Cerces – Parpaillon – Dévoluy (in French). Editions Olizane. p. 77. ISBN 9782880864361. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- Key col:Col du Petit Malrif, at 2830 m
- Tini (2015-06-26). "Petit Rochebrune da les Fonts traversata O-E e anello" (in Italian). www.gulliver.it. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
- Histoire, web page on the nature park site www.pnr-queyras.com Archived 2008-11-12 at the Wayback Machine (accessed in Mayl 2012)
- "Fonts deCervières" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 2019-08-09.
Media related to Pic de Petit Rochebrune at Wikimedia Commons
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