Rocca dei Tre Vescovi
| Rocca dei Tre Vescovi | |
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| Rocher des Trois Évêques | |
Rocca dei Tre Vescovi seen from Bassa di Colombart.
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,867 m (9,406 ft) |
| Coordinates | 44°21′47″N 6°53′12″E / 44.36306°N 6.88667°ECoordinates: 44°21′47″N 6°53′12″E / 44.36306°N 6.88667°E |
| Geography | |
 Rocca dei Tre Vescovi
Location in the Alps
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| Location |
Piedmont, Italy Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Parent range | Maritime Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | E. Troya, P. Vigliardi and two unknown soldiers |
Rocca dei Tre Vescovi (French: Rocher des Trois Évêques) is a mountain in the Maritime Alps, on the boundary between the province of Cuneo (Piedmont, northern Italy) and the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur.
Located near the Maddalena Pass, it is joined to the nearby Enciastraia peak by a ridge. The name, meaning "Rock of the Three Bishops", derives from the fact that the mount is on the intersection point of three Catholic dioceses, those of Cuneo, Nice and Digne.
According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:
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