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Cottian Alps
The chief peaks of the Cottian Alps, from the Col de l'Argentiere to the Mont Cenis and westwards to the Col du Galibier, are:
| Monte Viso | 3843 meters | (12,609 feet) | Dents d'Ambin | 3382 meters | (11,096 feet) | |||
| Viso di Vallante | 3672 meters | (12,048 feet) | Mont d'Ambin | 3377 meters | (11,080 feet) | |||
| Aiguille de Scolette | 3505 meters | (11,500 feet) | Pointe de la Font Sancte | 3370 meters | (11,057 feet) | |||
| Aiguille de Chambeyron | 3400 meters | (11,155 feet) | Punta Ferrant | 3364 meters | (11,037 feet) | |||
| Grand Rubren | 3396 meters | (11,142 feet) | Visolotto | 3353 meters | (11,001 feet) | |||
| Bree de Chambeyron | 3388 meters | (11,116 feet) | Rochebrune | 3324 meters | (10,906 feet) | |||
| Rognosa d'Etache | 3385 meters | (11,106 feet) | Punta Sommeiller | 3321 meters | (10,896 feet) | |||
| Bric Froid | 3310 meters | (10,860 feet) | Tete des Toillies | 3179 meters | (10,430 feet) | |||
| Grand Glavza | 3286 meters | (10,781 feet) | Monte Granero | 3170 meters | (10,401 feet) | |||
| Rognosa di Sestrieres | 3279 meters | (10,758 feet) | Mont Chaberton | 3135 meters | (10,286 feet) | |||
| Panestrel | 3253 meters | (10,673 feet) | Tete de Moyse | 3110 meters | (10,204 feet) | |||
| Roche du Grand Galibier | 3242 meters | (10,637 feet) | Monte Meidassa | 3105 meters | (10,187 feet) | |||
| Peou Roc | 3231 meters | (10,601 feet) | Pelvo d'Elva | 3064 meters | (10,053 feet) | |||
| Pic du Pelvat | 3218 meters | (10,558 feet) | Mont Politri | 3051 meters | (10,009 feet) | |||
| Pointe Haute de Mary | 3212 meters | (10,539 feet) | Mont Nlbergian | 3040 meters | (9974 feet) | |||
| Pic du Thabor | 3144 meters | (10,316 feet) | Brio Bouchet | 3003 meters | (9853 feet) | |||
| Mont Thabor | 3182 meters | (10,440 feet) | Punta Cournour | 2868 meters | (9410 feet) | |||
| Pointe des Cerces | 3180 meters | (10,434 feet) |
The chief passes of the Cottian Alps, from the Col de l'Argentiere to the Mont Cenis and westwards to the Col du Galibier, are:
| Col Sommeiller (Bardonneche to Bramans), snow | 2962 meters | (9718 feet) |
| Col de la Traversette (Crissolo to Aliries), mainly bridle path beneath pass tunnel made in 1478-1480 | 2950 meters | (9679 feet) |
| Col d'Ambin (Exilles to Bramans), snow | 2854 meters | (9364 feet) |
| Col de St Veran (Val Varaita to the Queyras Valley), foot path | 2844 meters | (9331 feet) |
| Col n'Etache (Bardonneche to Bramans), bridle path | 2787 meters | (9144 feet) |
| Col dell' Agnello (Val Varaita to the Queyras Valley), bridle path | 2744 meters | (9003 feet) |
| Col Girardin (Ubaye Valley to the Queyras Valley), bridle path | 2699 meters | (8855 feet) |
| Col de Sautron (Val Maira to Barcelonnette), bridle path | 2689 meters | (8823 feet) |
| Col de Longet (Ubaye Valley to Val Varaita), bridle path | 2672 meters | (8767 feet) |
| Col de Mary or de M iurin ( Ubaye Valley to Val Maira), bridle path | 2654 meters | (8708 feet) |
| Col d'Abries or de Prali (Perosa to Abries), bridle path | 2650 meters | (8695 feet) |
| Col de la Roue (Bardonneche to Modane), bridle path | 2566 meters | (8419 feet) |
| Col de Freius (same to same), carriage road, beneath which | 0 meters | ( feet) |
| Col de Clapier (Bramans to Susa), bridle path | 2491 meters | (8173 feet) |
| Col d'Izouard (Briancon to the Queyras Valley), carriage path | 2388 meters | (7835 feet) |
| Col de la Croix (Torre Pellice to Abries); bridle path | 2309 meters | (7576 feet) |
| Petit Mont Cenis (Bramans to the Mont Cenis Plateau), bridle path | 2184 meters | (7166 feet) |
| Col de Vars (Ubaye Valley to the Queyras Valley), carriage path | 2115 meters | (6939 feet) |
| Mont Cenis (Lanslebourg to Susa), carriage road | 2101 meters | (6893 feet) |
| Col de Sestrieres (Pignerol to Cesanne), carriage road | 2021 meters | (6631 feet) |
| Mont Genevre (Briancon to Cesanne), carriage road | 1854 meters | (6083 feet) |
| Col des Echelles de Planpipinet (Briangon to Bardonneche), partly carriage road | 1760 meters | (5774 feet) |
- (from an old encyclopedia)
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