Rocca Bernauda Explained

Rocca Bernauda
Other Name:Roche Bernaude
Elevation M:3222
Prominence M:687
Prominence Ref:[1]
Listing:Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Range:Cottian Alps
Location:Hautes-Alpes, France / Turin, Italy
Map:Alps
Label Position:right
Coordinates:45.1031°N 6.6267°W

Rocca Bernauda (French: Roche Bernaude) is a mountain of the Alps of 3222m (10,571feet). It has been the westernmost point of Italy since the cession of Valle Stretta (Vallée Étroite) at the Paris Peace Treaties of 1947.

It is in the Cottian Alps close to Bardonecchia between the Susa Valley, Durance and Maurienne Valley With the Arc River. Geologically, it has quartzites and gneiss, especially at the peak.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roche Bernaude - Peakbagger. peakbagger.com. 25 May 2020.