| 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 / 44.36306°N 6.88667°E / 44.36306; 6.88667 |
| Geography | |
  Rocca dei Tre VescoviLocation in the Alps
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| Location | Piedmont, Italy Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Parent range | Maritime Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | E. Troya, P. Vigliardi and two unknown soldiers |
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.
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.
SOIUSA classification
According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:
- 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
- Rivista del Club Alpino Italiano. 1917. p. 78. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 71. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
Sources
- Villani, Nanni (April 2002). Monte Argentera, tre metri sotto i tremila e trecento, in Piemonte Parchi - speciale Cime Tempestose (in Italian). Regione Piemonte.