Pointe Allobrogia
Appearance
Pointe Allobrogia | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,172 m (10,407 ft) |
Prominence | 42 m (138 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 45°54′33″N 7°03′51″E / 45.90917°N 7.06417°E |
Geography | |
Location | Valais, Switzerland Aosta Valley, Italy |
Parent range | Mont Blanc Massif |
The Pointe Allobrogia is a mountain of the Mont Blanc massif, overlooking the Col Ferret on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It lies at the southern end of the range south-east of Mont Dolent.
Name
[edit]The toponym is related to the name of the Allobroges. This may be the remnant of an ancient territorial claim made by the Gallic tribe.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located north of the summit at 3,130 metres.
- ^ Pelletier 1982, pp. 55–56.
- Bibliography
- Pelletier, André (1982). Vienne antique: de la conquête romaine aux invasions alamanniques (IIe siècle avant–IIIe siècle après J.-C.). Éditions Horvath. ISBN 978-2-7171-0213-0.
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