Enciastraia

Enciastraia
Tête de l'Enchastraye
Enciastraia seen from the Rocca dei Tre Vescovi.
Highest point
Elevation 2,955 m (9,695 ft)
Listing Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m
Coordinates 44°22′00″N 6°53′24″E / 44.36667°N 6.89000°E / 44.36667; 6.89000Coordinates: 44°22′00″N 6°53′24″E / 44.36667°N 6.89000°E / 44.36667; 6.89000 
Geography
Enciastraia
Location in the Alps
Location Piedmont, Italy
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Parent range Maritime Alps

Enciastraia (French: Tête de l'Enchastraye) is a mountain in the Maritime Alps, on the boundary between the province of Cuneo (Piedmont, northern Italy) and the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur.

SOIUSA classification

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[1]

  • main part = Western Alps
  • major sector = South Western Alps
  • section = Maritime Alps
  • subsection = (Fr:Alpes Maritimes d.l.s.l./It:Alpi Marittime)
  • supergroup = (Fr:Chaîne Corborant-Ténibre-Enchastraye/It:Catena Corborant-Tenibres-Enciastraia)
  • group = (Fr:Massif Enchastraye-Siguret/It:Gruppo Enciastraia-Siguret)
  • subgroup = (Fr:Groupe de l'Enchastraye/It:Gruppo dell'Enciastraia)
  • code = I/A-2.1-C.12.a

References

  1. ↑ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 71. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.

Sources

  • Villani, Nanni (April 2002). Monte Argentera, tre metri sotto i tremila e trecento, in Piemonte Parchi - speciale Cime Tempestose. Regione Piemonte.

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