Pointe Sommeiller
| Punta Sommeiller | |
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| Pointe Sommeiller | |
The mountain seen from Valfredda western pass
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,333 m (10,935 ft) |
| Prominence | 339 m (1,112 ft) |
| Parent peak | Rognosa d'Etiache |
| Listing | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
| Coordinates | 45°07′42″N 06°51′09″E / 45.12833°N 6.85250°ECoordinates: 45°07′42″N 06°51′09″E / 45.12833°N 6.85250°E |
| Geography | |
 Punta Sommeiller
Alps
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| Location |
Rhône-Alpes, France Piedmont, Italy |
| Parent range | Cottian Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Martino Baretti |
| Easiest route | for the southern ridge |
Punta Sommeiller (in Italian) or Pointe Sommeiller (in French) is a mountain of the Province of Turin, Italy and of Savoie, France. It lies in the Cottian Alps range. It has an elevation of 3,333 metres above sea level.
The old name of the mountain was Rognosa di Galambra, which derived from the secondary valley of Galambra (a tributary of Dora Riparia). It was then renamed by the geologist Martino Baretti, author of the first documented ascent to the summit, in order to avoid confusions with two neighboring "Rognosa"s, Rognosa d'Etiache and Rognosa del Sestriere. The new name was chosen to honour Germain Sommeiller, the civil engineer which directed the construction of the Fréjus Rail Tunnel between Savoy and Piedmont.
In the French subdivision of western Alps it belongs to the Massif du Mont-Cenis while in the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) it is part of the mountain group called "gruppo d'Ambin" (Italian) or "groupe d'Ambin" (French).
Administratively the mountain is divided between the Italian comunes of Bardonecchia (SW face) and Exilles (SE face) and the French commune of Bramans (N face).
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