Croce Rossa Explained

Croce Rossa
Other Name:	Croix Rousse
Elevation M:	3566
Elevation Ref:	^[1]
Prominence M:	495
Map:	Alps
Location:	Piedmont, Italy and Savoie, France
Range:	Graian Alps
Coordinates:	45.2667°N 15°W
Listing:	Alpine mountains above 3000 m
First Ascent:	1857

The Croce Rossa (pronounced as /it/) or Croix Rousse (pronounced as /fr/; both) is a mountain of the Graian Alps, on the border between Piedmont, Italy and Savoie, France.

Features

The mountain lies at the head of the Viù Valley in the Lanzo Valleys. It has a height of 3,566m and was first climbed in 1857 by A Tonini. There is a statue of the Madonna on its summit.^[2]

Mountain huts

• Refuge d'Avérole - 2,210 m;
• Rifugio Luigi Cibrario - 2,616 m.

Maps

• Istituto Geografico Militare (IGM) official maps of Italy, 1:25.000 and 1:100.000 scale, on-line version
• Istituto Geografico Centrale (IGC) - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 2 Valli di Lanzo e Moncenisio
• Istituto Geografico Centrale - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:25.000 n.110 Alte Valli di Lanzo (Rocciamelone - Uja di Ciamarella - Le Levanne)

Notes and References

1. 49609. Punta Croce Rossa, Italy. 29 January 2015.
2. Web site: Croce Rossa - Summitpost.org. summitpost.org. 29 January 2015.