Pointe Allobrogia

The Pointe Allobrogia is a mountain of the Mont Blanc massif, overlooking the Col Ferret on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It lies at the southern end of the range south-east of Mont Dolent.

Pointe Allobrogia
Pointe Allobrogia
Location in the Alps
Highest point
Elevation3,172 m (10,407 ft)
Prominence42 m (138 ft)[1]
Coordinates45°54′33″N 7°03′51″E
Geography
LocationValais, Switzerland
Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent rangeMont Blanc Massif

Name

The toponym is related to the Allobroges. This may be the sign of an ancient territorial claim made by the Gallic tribe.[2]

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located north of the summit at 3,130 metres.
  2. Pelletier 1982, pp. 55–56.
Bibliography
  • Pelletier, André (1982). Vienne antique: de la conquête romaine aux invasions alamanniques (IIe siècle avant–IIIe siècle après J.-C.). Éditions Horvath. ISBN 978-2-7171-0213-0.


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