Ambin group
| Ambin group | |
|---|---|
| Gruppo d'Ambin / Groupe d'Ambin | |
 Ambin group seen from Roccasella | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Rognosa d'Etiache |
| Elevation | 3,382 m (11,096 ft) |
| Coordinates | 45°08′07″N 6°50′06″E / 45.13528°N 6.83500°E |
| Geography | |
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| Countries | Italy and France |
| Regione, Région | Piedmont and Rhône-Alpes |
| Provincia, Département | Turin and Savoie |
| Parent range | Cottian Alps |
The Ambin group (Groupe d'Ambin in French, Gruppo d'Ambin in Italian) is a sub-range of the Cottian Alps located on the French-Italian border.
Geography
[edit]Administratively the range is divided between the Italian provincia di Torino (southern slopes) and the French département de la Savoie (northern slopes).
Borders
[edit]The borders of Ambin group are (clockwise):
- Etiache pass (west, it connects Ambin group with Pierre Menue group);
- ruisseau d'Etache, ruisseau d'Ambin, Arc and ruisseau de la Fémaz (north);
- Mont Cenis pass (east, it connects Ambin group with the Graian Alps);
- torrente Rochemolles, Dora Riparia and Cenischia (south).
Notable summits
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| Name | metres | Name | metres |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Sommeiller | 3,333 | Rognosa d'Etiache | 3,382 |
| Mont d'Ambin | 3,378 | Dents d'Ambin | 3,372 |
| Monte Niblè | 3,365 | Punta Ferrand | 3,348 |
| Mont Giusalet | 3,313 | Cima del Vallonetto | 3,217 |
| Signal du Petit Mont Cenis | 3,162 | Punta Galambra | 3,122 |
| Gros Peyron | 3,047 | Monte Seguret | 2,962 |
| Mont Malamot | 2,917 | Monte Jafferau | 2,805 |
| La Pointe du Notaire | 3,269 | Le Petit Vallon | 3,236 |
| Pointe de Bellecombe | 2,755 | Mont Froid | 2,822 |
Mountain huts
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- Rifugio Levi Molinari (1,850 m - Exilles)
- Refuge de Bramanette (2,080 m - Bramans)
- Refuge du Petit Mont-Cenis (2,110 m - Bramans)
- Rifugio Scarfiotti (2,165 m - Bardonecchia)
- Refuge d'Ambin (2,270 m - Bramans)
- Rifugio Avanzà (2,578 m - Venaus)
- Rifugio Piero Vacca (2,670 m - Venaus)
- Rifugio Luigi Vaccarone (2,747 m - Giaglione)
- Bivacco Sigot (2,921 m - Exilles)
- Bivacco Walter Blais (2,925 m - Exilles)
Bibliography
[edit]- Aruga, Roberto; Pietro Losana; Alberto Re (1985). Alpi Cozie settentrionali. Guida ai monti d'Italia (in Italian). Club Alpino Italiano.
Maps
[edit]- 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 Archived 2007-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- I.G.C. (Istituto Geografico Centrale) - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 1 Valli di Susa Chisone e Germanasca e 1:25.000 n. 104 Bardonecchia Monte Thabor Sauze d'Oulx