Signal du Petit Mont-Cenis

Signal du Petit Mont-Cenis
Signal du Petit Mont-Cenis
(in Italian) Punta Clairy
Highest point
Elevation	3,162 m (10,374 ft)
Prominence	979 m (3,212 ft)
Listing	Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates	45°14′39″N6°52′22″E / 45.2442786°N 6.8727681°E Coordinates: 45°14′39″N6°52′22″E / 45.2442786°N 6.8727681°E
Geography
	Signal du Petit Mont-Cenis Location in the Alps
Location	Savoie (France)
Parent range	Cottian Alps

Last updated August 01, 2021

The Signal du Petit Mont-Cenis (in Italian Punta Clairy^[2]) is a 3,162 m high mountain of the Cottian Alps.

Geography

The mountain is located in the French departement of Savoie (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), near the Italian border. It visually dominates the west side of the Mont Cenis lake and belongs to the main chain of the Alps, standing on the water divide between the watersheds of the Dora Riparia (Po Valley) and of the Arc (Rhone Valley). It lies between the pass of Mont Cenis and the Col du Petit Mont-Cenis (2,183 m).^[3]

History

The mountain, although lying on the Alpine watershed between the Val di Susa and the Maurienne, is entirely in French territory following the boundary adjustments decided in the 1947 Treaty of Paris. The area was interested by the Vallo Alpino and ligne Maginot fortifications and then saw heavy fights during the II World War, facing in 1945 the chasseurs alpins (French Army) and German mountain troops.^[4]

Access to the summit

The summit can be reached on foot starting from the refuge du Petit Mont Cenis with some scrambling, in about 3 hours' walk.^[5]

Maps

French official cartography ( Institut géographique national - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr
Istituto Geografico Centrale - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi 1:50.000 nr 2 Valli di Lanzo e Moncenisio

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References

↑ "Signal du Petit Mont Cenis, France". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
↑ Aruga, Roberto; Losana, Pietro; Re, Alberto (1985). Alpi Cozie settentrionali. Guida dei Monti d'Italia (in Italian). 6. CAI - TCI. pp. 371–373.
↑ "Géoportail" (in French). IGN . Retrieved 2019-10-09.
↑ (in French), Jean-Louis Portehaut, La Bataille du Mont-Froid : 5-12 avril 1945, 1983, 96 pages.
↑ "Signal du Petit Mont Cenis (3162m), voie normale de l'arête sud-ouest" (in French). Altituderando. Retrieved 2019-10-09.

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[peakbagger-1] "Signal du Petit Mont Cenis, France". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 8 October 2019.

[CAI_TCI-2] Aruga, Roberto; Losana, Pietro; Re, Alberto (1985). Alpi Cozie settentrionali. Guida dei Monti d'Italia (in Italian). 6. CAI - TCI. pp. 371–373.

[IGN-3] "Géoportail" (in French). IGN . Retrieved 2019-10-09.

[4] (in French), Jean-Louis Portehaut, La Bataille du Mont-Froid : 5-12 avril 1945, 1983, 96 pages.

[5] "Signal du Petit Mont Cenis (3162m), voie normale de l'arête sud-ouest" (in French). Altituderando. Retrieved 2019-10-09.

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