L'Aguille Rouge (in Italian Guglia Rossa[1]) is a 2,545 metres high mountain of the Cottian Alps,[2] located on the Main chain of the Alps NW of the Col de l'Échelle.
| L'Aguille Rouge | |
|---|---|
| (in Italian) Guglia Rossa | |
 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,545 m (8,350 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 359 m (1,178 ft)  |
| Isolation | 2.26 km (1.40 mi) |
| Listing | Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m |
| Coordinates | 45°02′45″N 6°38′42″E / 45.0459666°N 6.6448789°E |
| Geography | |
  L'Aguille Rouge Location in the Alps | |
| Location | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Parent range | Cottian Alps |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Toponymy
editIn French aiguille means needle and rouge means red. In Italian too rossa means red, while guglia means spire.
Geography
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The mountain belongs to the commune of Nevache, and stands close to the French-Italian border. Administratively is part of the French department of Hautes-Alpes. Following the main watershed eastwards the Col de l'Échelle divides it from the Cima della Seur/Sommet de Guiau (2657 m), while in the opposite direction the Col de Thures (2194 m) takes it apart from the rest of the chain between Vallée Etroite (river Po basin) and Vallée de la Clarée (Rhone basin).[3]
History
editThe mountain till to the end of the II World War was on the Franco-Italian border. After the end of the war, following the Paris Peace Treaties signed in February 1947, the border was modified and Mount Chenaillet is now totally in France.[4]
Access to the summit
editThe mountain face towards Italy is very steep and rocky and can be ascended by experienced climbers,[5] while the summit is easy to reach also by hikers by the opposite side, following a good footpath starting from the Col de l'Échelle.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Istituto Geografico Centrale - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 1 Valli di Susa Chisone e Germanasca
- ^ Ferreri, Eugenio (1982). "Ramière -Merciantàira". Alpi Cozie centrali. Guida dei Monti d'Italia (in Italian). Vol. 5. CAI - TCI. p. 418.
- ^ "Aiguille Rouge, France". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
- ^ "Montgenèvre - Clavière" (in French). Retrieved 2019-09-20.
- ^ "Rossa (Guglia) Cresta Est" (in Italian). Gulliver.it. 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ^ "Rossa (Guglia) o Aiguille Rouge dal Colle della Scala" (in Italian). Gulliver.it. 2010-02-22. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
Maps
edit- French official cartography (Institut géographique national - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr Archived 2007-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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Media related to Guglia Rossa at Wikimedia Commons
- "360 degrees panoramic photograph from the summit". Pano.ica-net.it.