| Gran Queyron | |
| Other Name: | Grand Queyron |
| Elevation M: | 3,060 |
| Map: | Alps |
| Listing: | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
| Location: | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Piemonte, Italy |
| Range: | Cottian Alps |
| Coordinates: | 44.8435°N 7.0007°W |
| Easiest Route: | Hike |
The Gran Queyron (in Italian) or Grand Queyron (in French[1]) is a 3,060 metres high mountain of the Cottian Alps.[2]
In the Italian alpinistic and geographyc literature the mountain also appears as Gran Queyròn, Frapeyràs[3] or Gran Zueyron.[4]
The peak is located on the French-Italian border between the Metropolitan City of Turin (Piedmont) and the French department of Hautes-Alpes (Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur). It belongs to the Main chain of the Alps. Administratively the mountain is the tripoint where the Italian comunes of Sauze di Cesana (north-west face) and Prali (north-east face) meet with the French commune of Abriès (south face).
According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[5]
The summit of the Gran Queyron can be accessed starting from the village of Bout du Col (Prali) by marked footpaths with some hiking experience.[6] Another way follows the Argentera valley from Bergeria del Gran Miôl, which can be accessed with a 4 wheel drive vehicle. From there the climb to the summit takes a little less than 2.5 hours's walk.[7]