Monte Argentera is a mountain in the

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, in the

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, northern

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. With an elevation of , it is the highest peak in the range, especially the Mercantour-Argentera massif. The peak is located in the upper Valle Gesso, on the boundary between the municipalities of Entracque and Valdieri. Geologically, it is formed by

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of various composition, with local

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s of

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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 =

* subsection = Alpi Marittime * supergroup = Catena Argentera-Pépoiri-Matto * group = Gruppo dell'Argentera * subgroup = Massiccio dell'Argentera *

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= I/A-2.1-B.6.a

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Argentera Mountains of Piedmont Mountains of the Alps Alpine three-thousanders International mountains of Europe