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
Elevation	2,867 m (9,406 ft)
Coordinates	44°21′47″N 6°53′12″E
Geography
Rocca dei Tre Vescovi Location in the Alps
Location	Piedmont, Italy Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Parent range	Maritime Alps
Climbing
First ascent	E. Troya, P. Vigliardi and two unknown soldiers

Geography

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

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

Sources

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

На других языках

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