Croce Rossa

Mountain in Italy
Croce Rossa is located in Alps
Croce Rossa
Croce Rossa
Location in the Alps
LocationPiedmont, Italy and Savoie, FranceParent rangeGraian AlpsClimbingFirst ascent1857

The Croce Rossa (Italian: [ˈkroːtʃe ˈrossa]) or Croix Rousse (French: [kʁwa ʁus]; both lit. 'Red Cross') 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

Maps

  • flagItaly portal
  • flagFrance portal
  • iconMountains portal
  • 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)

References

Media related to Croce Rossa (mount) at Wikimedia Commons

  1. ^ a b c "Punta Croce Rossa, Italy". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Croce Rossa - Summitpost.org". summitpost.org. Retrieved 29 January 2015.