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Mont Malamot

Coordinates: 45°12′05″N 6°54′31″E / 45.20139°N 6.90861°E / 45.20139; 6.90861
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Mont Malamot
Italian: Monte Malamot; French: Pointe Droset
Mont Malamot from south-east.
Highest point
Elevation2,917 m (9,570 ft)
Prominence334 m (1,096 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Isolation1.71 km (1.06 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates45°12′05″N 6°54′31″E / 45.20139°N 6.90861°E / 45.20139; 6.90861
Geography
Mont Malamot is located in France
Mont Malamot
Mont Malamot
Parent rangeCottian Alps

Mont Malamot (Italian: Monte Malamot; also called Pointe Droset in French) is a mountain in the northern Cottian Alps, near the Mont Cenis pass. It has an elevation of 2,917 metres (9,570 ft).

History

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Nowadays entirely included in French territory, it separates the valleys of Dora Riparia and Arc. At the top is a large fortification built by the Italian Regio Esercito in 1889, on two floors, which could house some 200 troops. The area was further fortified in 1932-1940 during the construction of the Alpine Wall.

Sources

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  • Aruga, R.; Losana, P; A. Re (1985). Alpi Cozie Settentrionali. San Donato Milanese: CAI-TCI.