| Colle della Croce Col Lacroix | |
|---|---|
  Colle della Croce | |
| Elevation | 2,299 m (7,543 ft) [1] |
| Traversed by | bridle path |
| Location |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,
France Piemonte, Italy |
| Range | Cottian Alps |
| Coordinates | 44°46′20″N 07°01′16″E / 44.77222°N 7.02111°E |
The Colle della Croce ( Italian) or Col Lacroix ( French, [1] sometimes referred as Col de la Croix [2]) is a pedestrian pass (el. 2,299 m / 7,541 ft) of the Cottian Alps.
Etymology
Both in Italian and in French the name means pass of the Cross.
Geography
The pass connects the villages of La Montà ( commune of Ristolas, in France) and Villanova ( comune of Bobbio Pellice, in Italy).
It forms the limit between the Central and the Southern Cottian Alps. [3]
Notes
- ^ a b Géoportail IGN on www.geoportail.fr
- ^ Ristolas - Ristolas, Christophe Antoine; web site Tourisme & randonnée en Queyras http://queyras.aparcourir.com (accessed: May 2012)
- ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
Maps
- Italian official cartography ( Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it
- French official cartography ( Institut Géographique National - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr
- Istituto Geografico Centrale - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n.6 Monviso