Colle Fauniera Explained

Colle Fauniera
Elevation M:2481
Traversed:Road
Map:Italy
Label:Colle Fauniera
Coords:44.3858°N 7.1217°W
Location:Piedmont, Italy
Range:Alps

The Colle Fauniera is a mountain pass in the Cottian Alps, Piedmont, northern Italy, located at 2,481 m elevation.[1]

It is part of the communal territory of Castelmagno and Demonte.

It connects the Valle Grana, which ends here, with the Vallone dell'Arma (a lateral of the Valle Stura di Demonte).[2] The name Colle dei Morti stems from fierce fighting which occurred nearby during the 18th century between Franco-Spanish and Piedmontese troops.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: COLLE FAUNIERA. fondoambiente.it. Fondo per l'ambiente italiano . it. 7 November 2024.
  2. Web site: Colle Fauniera (o dei Morti) da Pradleves . https://web.archive.org/web/20200114152512/https://www.salitomania.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=66&Itemid=93. 14 January 2020. Salitomania. 2010-07-01.
  3. Web site: Fauniera, La. Altimetrias. 2010-07-01.