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Maritime Alps

The chief peaks of the Maritime Alps, from the Col de Tenda to the Col de l'Argentiere, are:

Punta dell'Argentera	3290 meters	(10,794 feet)	Mont Tinibras	3032 meters	(9948 feet)
Cima dei Golas	3135 meters	(10,286 feet)	Mont Enchastraye	2955 meters	(9695 feet)
Monte Matto	3087 meters	(10,128 feet)	Monte Bego	2873 meters	(9426 feet)
Mont Pelat	3053 meters	(10,017 feet)	Mont Monnier	2818 meters	(9246 feet)
Mont Clapier	3046 meters	(9994 feet)	Rocca dell' Abisso	2755 meters	(9039 feet)

The chief passes of the Maritime Alps, from the Col de Tenda to the Col de l'Argentiere, are:

Col de la Bonnette (Tinne Valley to Barcelonette), carriage road	2725 meters (road actually climbs to 2802m)
Bassa di Druos (Tinee Valley to the Baths of Valdieri), bridle path	2630 meters	(8629 feet)
Col della Ciriegia (St Martin Vesubie to the Baths of Valdieri), bridle path	2551 meters	(8370 feet)
Col des Granges Communes (St Etienne de Tinee to Barcelonnette), bridle path	2512 meters	(8242 feet)
Col de Pourriac (Tinee Valley to Argentera), foot path	2506 meters	(8222 feet)
Col di Guercia (Tinee Valley t0 Vinadio), foot path	2451 meters	(8042 feet)
Col della Lombarda (Tinee Valley to Vinadio), carriage road	2350 meters
Col de la Cayolle (Var Valley to Barcelonnette), carriage road	2352 meters	(7717 feet)
Col del Sabbione (Tenda to Valdieri), bridle path	2264 meters	(7428 feet)
Col d'Allos or de Valgelaye (Verdon Valley to Barcelonnette), carriage road	2250 meters	(7382 feet)
Col de Larche or Colle della Madalena (Barcelonnette to Cuneo), international road	1995 meters	(6545 feet)
Col de Tenda (Tenda to Cuneo), carriage road, road tunnel and railway railway tunnel	1873 meters	(6145 feet)

10-26-2009 08:16:03
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