Mont d'Ambin (in

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) or Rocca d'Ambin (in

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) is a mountain on the border of

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and of the

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. It lies in the

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

of the

Cottian Alps The Cottian Alps (; ; ) are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps. They form the border between France (Hautes-Alpes and Savoie) and Italy (Piedmont). The Fréjus Road Tunnel and Fréjus Rail Tunnel between Modane and Susa, Ital ...

. On the Italian side, it commands the view of the

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. It has an elevation of above sea level. The

Mont d'Ambin base tunnel The Mont d'Ambin Base Tunnel, also known as the Mont Cenis Base Tunnel, is the largest engineering work of the Lyon–Turin rail link project. Once completed, it will facilitate the principal high-speed rail link between Italy and France, conve ...

of the Lyon–Turin rail link is being dug at its base.

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 The Istituto Geografico Centrale (IGC, in English ‘’Central Geographic Institute’’) is a privately owned Italian company based in Turin (Piedmont), known for its guide books and hiking maps mainly concerning the Western Alps and their cont ...

– Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 1 ''Valli di Susa Chisone e Germanasca'' e 1:25.000 n. 104 ''Bardonecchia Monte Thabor Sauze d'Oulx''

References

Mountains of Savoie Mountains of Piedmont Mountains of the Alps Alpine three-thousanders France–Italy border International mountains of Europe Mountains partially in France {{Italy-geo-stub