Col De La Croix (Cottian Alps)
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The Colle della Croce ( Italian) or Col Lacroix (
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, sometimes referred as ''Col de la Croix'') is a
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(el. 2,299 m / 7,541 ft) of the Cottian Alps.


Etymology

Both in Italian and in
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the name means ''pass of the Cross''.


Geography

The pass connects the villages of La Montà ( commune of
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, in
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) and Villanova (
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of Bobbio Pellice, in
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). It forms the limit between the
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and the Southern Cottian Alps.


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Maps

* Italian official cartography (''
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'' - IGM); on-line version
www.pcn.minambiente.it
* French official cartography (''
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'' - IGN); on-line version:
www.geoportail.fr
* Istituto Geografico Centrale - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n.6 ''Monviso'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Croce Mountain passes of Piedmont Mountain passes of the Alps France–Italy border crossings Mountain passes of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur