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Cottian Alps French: Alpes Cottiennes, Italian: Alpi Cozie Range 
Monte Viso in the Cottian Alps, seen from the RochemelonCountries France, Italy Regions Savoie, Piedmont Part of Alps Borders on Maritime Alps, Graian Alps, Dauphiné Alps Highest point Monte Viso - elevation 3,841 m (12,602 ft) - coordinates 44°40′18″N 7°15′13″E / 44.67167°N 7.25361°E The Cottian Alps (French: Alpes Cottiennes; Italian: Alpi Cozie) are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps. They form the border between France (Hautes-Alpes and Savoie) and Italy (Piedmont). The Maddalena Pass separates them from the Maritime Alps; the Col du Mont Cenis separates them from the Graian Alps; the Col du Galibier separates them from the Dauphiné Alps. The Fréjus Road Tunnel and Fréjus Rail Tunnel between Modane and Susa are important transportation arteries between France (Lyon, Grenoble) and Italy (Turin).
The Cottian Alps are drained by the rivers Durance and Arc and their tributaries on the French side; by the Dora Riparia and other tributaries of the Po on the Italian side.
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Peaks
The chief peaks of the Cottian Alps are:
Peak Elevation (m/ft) Monte Viso 3841 12,609 Viso di Vallante 3672 12,048 Aiguille de Scolette 3505 11,500 Aiguille de Chambeyron 3412 11,155 Bric de Chambeyron 3388 11,116 Pic de la Font Sancte 3387 11,112 Rognosa d'Etiache 3385 11,106 Dents d'Ambin 3382 11,096 Punta Ferrand 3364 11,037 Visolotto 3353 11,001 Bric de Rubren 3340 10,958 Rochebrune 3324 10,906 Punta Sommeiller 3321 10,896 Bric Froid 3302 10,833 Grand Glaiza 3286 10,781 Rognosa di Sestriere 3280 Panestrel 3253 10,673 Roche du Grand Galibier 3242 10,637 Peou Roc 3231 10,601 Rocca Bernauda 3225 10,581 Pic du Pelvat 3218 10,558 Pointe Haute de Mary 3212 10,539 Pain de Sucre 3208 10,526 Mont Thabor 3180 10,440 Pointe des Cerces 3180 10,434 Tete des Toillies 3179 10,430 Monte Granero 3170 10,401 Monte Platasse 3149 Rocce del Rouit 3145 Pic du Thabor 3144 10,316 Mont Chaberton 3130 10,286 Tete de Moyse 3110 10,204 Monte Meidassa 3105 10,187 Pelvo d'Elva 3064 10,053 Rocca Bianca 3059 10,307 Monte Albergian 3041 Bric Ghinivert 3037 Monte Barifreddo 3028 Mont Politri 3026 Pic Caramantran 3025 9925 Bric Bouchet 2998 9836 Pointe du Fréjus 2934 9626 Pointe des Marcelettes 2909 9545 Pic du Malrif 2906 9535 Punta Cournour 2868 9410 Passes
The chief passes of the Cottian Alps are:
name location type
(as of 1911[update])elevation (m/ft) Col Sommeiller Bardonecchia to Bramans snow 2962/9718 Col de la Traversette Crissolo to Abriès bridle path 2950/9679 Col d'Ambin Exilles to Bramans snow 2854/9364 Col de St Veran Valle Varaita to the Queyras Valley foot path 2844/9331 Col du Parpaillon Ubaye Valley to the Queyras Valley foot path 2780/9121 Col d'Etache Bardonecchia to Bramans bridle path 2787/9144 Col Agnel Valle Varaita to the Queyras Valley road 2744/9003 Col Girardin Ubaye Valley to the Queyras Valley bridle path 2699/8855 Col de Sautron Valle Maira to Barcelonnette bridle path 2689/8823 Col de Longet Ubaye Valley to Valle Varaita bridle path 2672/8767 Col de Mary Ubaye Valley to Valle Maira bridle path 2654/8708 Col d'Abriès Perosa to Abriès bridle path 2650/8695 Col de la Roue Bardonecchia to Modane bridle path 2566/8419 Col du Fréjus Bardonecchia to Modane dirt road 2542 Col de Clapier Bramans to Susa bridle path 2491/8173 Col d'Izoard Briançon to the Queyras Valley road 2388/7835 Col de la Croix or Passo de la Croce Torre Pellice to Abriès bridle path 2309/7576 Petit Mont Cenis Bramans to the Mont Cenis Plateau bridle path 2184/7166 Col de Vars Ubaye Valley to the Queyras Valley road 2115/6939 Mont Cenis Lanslebourg to Susa road 2101/6893 Colle Sestriere Pinerolo to Cesana Torinese road 2021/6631 Col de Larche/Maddalena Pass Ubaye Valley to the Stura Valley road 1991/6532 Col de Montgenèvre Briançon to Susa road 1854/6083 Col de l'Échelle Briançon to Bardonecchia road 1760/5774 See also
- Alpes Cottiae (the original Roman province)
- Cottius
- Donnus
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Categories:- Mountain ranges of the Alps
- Mountain ranges of France
- Mountain ranges of Italy
- Mountain ranges of Piedmont
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