The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French
Hautes-Alpes
Hautes-Alpes (; oc, Auts Aups; en, Upper Alps) is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. It is located in the heart of the French Alps, after which it is named. Hautes-Alpes had a population of 141,220 ...
, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river
Guil
The Guil (french: le Guil) is a long river in the Hautes-Alpes ''département'', southeastern France. Its drainage basin is .tributary
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of the
Durance
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Pic de Rochebrune
The Pic de Rochebrune (or ''Grand Rochebrune'' or, simply, ''Rochebrune'') is a mountain in the Cottian Alps belonging to the French departments, French department of Hautes-Alpes.
Etymology
The literal English translation of ''Pic de Roch ...
Pic de Petit Rochebrune
The Pic de Petit Rochebrune (or, simply, ''Petit Rochebrune'') is a mountain in the Cottian Alps belonging to the French department of Hautes-Alpes.
Etymology
The literal English translation of ''Pic de Rochebrune'' can be ''dark rock peak'' ...
– 3.078 m
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Bric Bouchet
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Pain de Sucre
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(literally translating as "Sugar Loaf" due to its distinct shape, similar to the Sugarloaf in Rio de Janeiro).
There are two passes leading into the valley:
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Col Agnel
Col Agnel ( it, Colle dell'Agnello) is a mountain pass in the Cottian Alps, west of Monte Viso between France and Italy which links the Queyras valley (Hautes-Alpes) with Pontechianale in the province of Cuneo, Piedmont.
At 2,744 m (9,003 f ...
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Col d'Izoard
Col d'Izoard () is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France.
It is accessible in summer via the D902 road, connecting Briançon on the north and the valley of the Guil in Queyras, which ends at Guillestre in the sou ...