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Ambin Group

The Ambin group (Groupe d'Ambin in French, Gruppo d'Ambin in Italian) is a sub-range of the Cottian Alps located on the French-Italian border.

Geography

Administratively the range is divided between the Italian provincia di Torino (southern slopes) and the French département de la Savoie (northern slopes).

Borders

The borders of Ambin group are (clockwise):

Notable summits

Mont d'Ambin (right) and Denti d'Ambin (left)
Name metres Name metres
Punta Sommeiller 3,333 Rognosa d'Etiache 3,382
Mont d'Ambin 3,378 Dents d'Ambin 3,372
Monte Niblè 3,365 Punta Ferrand 3,348
Mont Giusalet 3,313 Cima del Vallonetto 3,217
Signal du Petit Mont Cenis 3,162 Punta Galambra 3,122
Gros Peyron 3,047 Monte Seguret 2,962
Mont Malamot 2,917 Monte Jafferau 2,805
La Pointe du Notaire 3,269 Le Petit Vallon 3,236
Pointe de Bellecombe 2,755 Mont Froid 2,822

Mountain huts

Refuge d'Ambin

Bibliography

  • Aruga, Roberto; Pietro Losana; Alberto Re (1985). Alpi Cozie settentrionali. Guida ai monti d'Italia (in Italian). Club Alpino Italiano.

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