Rocca la Meja is a mountain in the Cottian Alps, in the comune of Canosio, Piedmont, northern Italy. It has an altitude of 2,831 m and it is located in the Maira Valley. Of pyramidal shape, it is mostly composed of Dolomite (mineral), dolomitic limestone, and stands in a plateau known as ''Meja-Gardetta''.

Geography

Administratively the mountain belongs to the Province of Cuneo. Nearby there is a lake called ''Lago della Meja''.

SOIUSA classification

According to the SOIUSA (''International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps'') the mountain can be classified in the following way: * main part = Western Alps * major sector = South Western Alps * section = Cottian Alps * subsection = southern Cottian Alps * supergroup = Catena Chambeyron-Mongioia-Marchisa * group = gruppo Gruppo dell'Oserot * subgroup = Gruppo della Meja * SOIUSA code, code = I/A-4.I-A.2.b

References

{{reflist Mountains of Piedmont Mountains of the Alps Two-thousanders of Italy