Monte Albergian

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Monte Albergian
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The mountain as seen from Colle dell'Albergian
Highest point
Elevation 3,041 m (9,977 ft) [1]
Prominence 428 m (1,404 ft) [2] [3]
Isolation 9.29 km (5.77 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Listing Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates 44°58′58.8″N06°58′58.8″E / 44.983000°N 6.983000°E / 44.983000; 6.983000 Coordinates: 44°58′58.8″N06°58′58.8″E / 44.983000°N 6.983000°E / 44.983000; 6.983000
Geography
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Monte Albergian
Alps
Location Piedmont, Italy
Parent range Cottian Alps
Climbing
Easiest route foothpath

Monte Albergian is a 3,041 m a.s.l. mountain of the Cottian Alps, located in Italy. A battalion of 3rd Alpini Regiment, which during World War I earned a Silver Medal of Military Valor, was named after Monte Albergian. [4]

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Etymology

The name Albergian could come from the ancient Celtic population of the Egyans (in Italian Egidini) and could mean High Egyans' mountain (Alberg-Egyan) in their language. [5] Another theory link the name of the mountain the Janus, a Roman solar deity. [6]

Geography

The mountain is located on a brief ridge heading North which originates from the water divide between Val Chisone and Valle Germanasca. Going South an unnamed saddle at 2,906 m divides Monte Albergian from Monte Gran Miuls (2,974 m a.s.l.), the latter standing on the Germanasca/Chisone water divide. [1]

Administratively the eastern face of the Albergian belongs to the Fenestrelle municipality ( comune ) and the western one to Pragelato municipality, [1] both in the Metropolitan City of Turin. In clear days its summit, marked by a cross, offers a great view of Western Alps. [7]

SOIUSA classification

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way: [8]

Access to the summit

The usual route to Monte Albergian is the waymarked footpath starting from Soucheres Hautes (1,518 m), a frazione (village) of Pragelato municipality. While long (more than 1,500 metres of vertical drop) the route does not require alpine skills. [9] In the Italian scale of hiking difficulty is rated E (Escursionisti, namely suitable for normal hikers). [10] On the WSW ridge of Albergian was described a climbing route of F+ grade. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Geoportale Nazionale - carta IGM 1:25.000". Istituto Geografico Militare . Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  2. ↑ Key col: Colle del Pis, 2613 m
  3. ↑ "Monte Albergian, Italy" . Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  4. ↑ "Storia del Terzo Alpini" . Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  5. ↑ "Preistoria valdese". Bollettino della Società di studi valdesi. Società di Studi Valdesi (70): 14. 1938. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  6. ↑ Marino, Ugo (1966). Storia di Pinerolo e dei Principi d'Acaja. Tipografia Vescovile. p. 15.
  7. ↑ "Monte Albergian m 3041" . Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  8. ↑ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN   978-88-8068-273-8.
  9. 1 2 Ferreri, Eugenio (1982). Alpi Cozie cenrali. C.A.I./T.C.I. pp. 237–239.
  10. ↑ users Andrea72 and renato63 (2010-07-21). "Albergian (Monte) da Pragelato" . Retrieved 2017-02-23.

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