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Mont Bégo
The peak of Mont Bégo
Highest point
Elevation2,872 m (9,423 ft)
Prominence323 m (1,060 ft)
Isolation1.91 km (1.19 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
ListingAlpine mountains 2500-2999 m
Coordinates44°04′23″N 7°27′03″E / 44.07306°N 7.45083°E / 44.07306; 7.45083
Geography
Mont Bégo is located in FranceMont BégoMont BégoFrance
LocationProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Parent rangeMaritime Alps

Mont Bégo (Italian: Monte Bego; Ligurian: Monte Begu) is a mountain in the Mercantour massif of the Maritime Alps, in southern France, with an elevation of 2,872 metres (9,423 ft). It is included in the Vallée des Merveilles ("Valley of Marvels").

Etymology

The name derives from the ancient Indo-European root beg, meaning "divine"; it was, in fact a sacred area to the Liguri tribe, together with the Monte Beigua and Monte Sagro in Italy.

Geology

It is mostly composed of conglomerates from the Permian period.

SOIUSA classification

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:

  • main part = Western Alps
  • major sector = South Western Alps
  • section = Maritime Alps
  • subsection = (Fr:Alpes Maritimes d.l.s.l./It:Alpi Marittime)
  • supergroup = (Fr:Massif Gelas-Grand Capelet/It:Gelas-Grand Capelet)
  • group = (Fr:Chaîne Basto-Grand Capelet/It:Costiera Basto-Grand Capelet)
  • subgroup = (Fr:Nœud du Mont Bego/It:Nodo del Monte Bego)
  • code = I/A-2.1-A.3.e

References

  1. ^ ''Mont Bégo, France, www.peakbagger.com
  2. Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 67. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.

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