Grand Queyron
The Gran Queyron (in Italian) or Grand Queyron (in French[2]) is a 3,060 metres high mountain of the Cottian Alps.[3]
| Gran Queyron | |
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| Grand Queyron | |
 Winter view of Gran Queyron with Cima Frappier to the right and punta Raisin on the left | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,060 m (10,040 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 295 m (968 ft)  |
| Listing | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
| Coordinates | 44°50′36″N 7°00′02″E |
| Geography | |
  Gran Queyron Location in the Alps | |
| Location | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Piemonte, Italy |
| Parent range | Cottian Alps |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Toponymy
In the Italian alpinistic and geographyc literature the mountain also appears as Gran Queyròn, Frapeyràs[1] or Gran Zueyron.[4]
Geography
The peak is located on the French-Italian border between the Metropolitan City of Turin (Piedmont) and the French department of Hautes-Alpes (Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur). It belongs to the Main chain of the Alps. Administratively the mountain is the tripoint where the Italian comunes of Sauze di Cesana (north-west face) and Prali (north-east face) meet with the French commune of Abriès (south face).[2]
SOIUSA classification
According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[5]
- main part = Western Alps
- major sector = South Western Alps
- section = Cottian Alps
- subsection = Central Cottian Alps
- supergroup = Catena Bucie-Grand Queyron-Orsiera
- group = Queyron-Albergian-Sestrière
- subgroup = Grand Queyron-Vergia-Rognosa
- code = I/A-4.II-A.2.a
Access to the summit
The summit of the Gran Queyron can be accessed starting from the village of Bout du Col (Prali) by marked footpaths with some hiking experience.[6] Another way follows the Argentera valley from Bergeria del Gran Miôl, which can be accessed with a 4 wheel drive vehicle. From there the climb to the summit takes a little less than 2.5 hours's walk.[7]
References
- Ferreri, Eugenio (1982). "Queyròn-Albergiàn-Sestrière". Alpi Cozie centrali. Guida dei Monti d'Italia (in Italian). Vol. 5. Club Alpino Italiano - Touring Club Italiano. pp. 207–208.
- "Géoportail" (in French). IGN. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
- Reynolds, Kev (2011). Walking in the Alps: a comprehensive guide to walking and trekking throughout the Alps. Cicerone Press Limited. p. 17. ISBN 9781849654388. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
- "Atlante statico - sez. 171160" (PDF). Città metropolitana di Torino. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 88. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
- users diecimilapiedi and giovanni68 (2016-08-24). "Gran Queyron e Cima Frappier da Bout du Col, anello" (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- "Cima Frappier / Gran Queyron" (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-12-12.
Maps
- Italian official cartography (Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it
- French official cartography (Institut géographique national - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr
- Istituto Geografico Centrale - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 1 Valli di Susa Chisone e Germanasca
External links
Media related to Grand Queyron at Wikimedia Commons
- "360 degrees panoramic photograph from the summit". Pano.ica-net.it.