Pointe Allobrogia
Pointe Allobrogia is located in Alps
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 / 45.90917°N 7.06417°E / 45.90917; 7.06417
Geography
LocationValais, Switzerland
Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent rangeMont Blanc Massif

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.

Name

The toponym is related to the name of the Allobroges. This may be the remnant 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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