Grand Queyron

The Gran Queyron (in Italian) or Grand Queyron (in French^[2]) is a 3,060 metres high mountain of the Cottian Alps.^[3]

Gran Queyron
Grand Queyron
Winter view of Gran Queyron with Cima Frappier to the right and punta Raisin on the left
Highest point
Elevation	3,060 m (10,040 ft)[1]
Prominence	295 m (968 ft)
Listing	Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates	44°50′36″N 7°00′02″E
Geography
Gran Queyron Location in the Alps
Location	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Piemonte, Italy
Parent range	Cottian Alps
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

Toponymy

In the Italian alpinistic and geographyc literature the mountain also appears as Gran Queyròn, Frapeyràs^[1] or Gran Zueyron.^[4]

Geography

The peak is located on the French-Italian border between the Metropolitan City of Turin (Piedmont) and the French department of Hautes-Alpes (Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur). It belongs to the Main chain of the Alps. Administratively the mountain is the tripoint where the Italian comunes of Sauze di Cesana (north-west face) and Prali (north-east face) meet with the French commune of Abriès (south face).^[2]

SOIUSA classification

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:^[5]

• main part = Western Alps
• major sector = South Western Alps
• section = Cottian Alps
• subsection = Central Cottian Alps
• supergroup = Catena Bucie-Grand Queyron-Orsiera
• group = Queyron-Albergian-Sestrière
• subgroup = Grand Queyron-Vergia-Rognosa
• code = I/A-4.II-A.2.a

Access to the summit

NE ridge.

The summit of the Gran Queyron can be accessed starting from the village of Bout du Col (Prali) by marked footpaths with some hiking experience.^[6] Another way follows the Argentera valley from Bergeria del Gran Miôl, which can be accessed with a 4 wheel drive vehicle. From there the climb to the summit takes a little less than 2.5 hours's walk.^[7]