Grand Queyron

Gran Queyron
Gran Queyron
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)
Prominence	295 m (968 ft)
Listing	Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates	44°50′36″N7°00′02″E / 44.843455°N 7.000694°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

Last updated July 08, 2024

The Gran Queyron (in Italian) or Grand Queyron (in French ^[2]) is a 3,060 metres high mountain of the Cottian Alps.^[3]

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]

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References

1 2 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.
1 2 "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
↑ "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

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[CAI-TCI-1] 1 2 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.

[IGN-2] 1 2 "Géoportail" (in French). IGN . Retrieved 2018-11-28.

[3] 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.

[4] "Atlante statico - sez. 171160" (PDF). Città metropolitana di Torino. Retrieved 2018-12-12.

[5] Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 88. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.

[gulli1-6] users diecimilapiedi and giovanni68 (2016-08-24). "Gran Queyron e Cima Frappier da Bout du Col, anello" (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-12-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[7] "Cima Frappier / Gran Queyron" (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-12-12.

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