Pic de Rochebrune

Pic de Rochebrune
Pic de Rochebrune: eastern slopes
Highest point
Elevation	3,320 m (10,890 ft)[1]
Prominence	1,019 m (3,343 ft)[1][2]
Isolation	24.18 km (15.02 mi)
Listing	Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates	44°49′21″N 06°47′14″E
Geography
Pic de Rochebrune Alps
Location	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Parent range	Cottian Alps
Climbing
Easiest route	from col d'Izoard[3]

Northern slopes of the Pic de Rochebrune as seen from the Lac des Cordes

The Pic de Rochebrune (or Grand Rochebrune or, simply, 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 or brown rock peak.

Geography

The mountain is the highest summit of the Central Cottian Alps.

Nature conservation

The Pic de Rochebrune is located on the northern border of the regional nature park of Queyras (Parc naturel régional du Queyras ), established in 1977.^[4]

Access to the summit

The easiest route to reach the summit starts from the Izoard pass. It requires some climbing skills. ^[3]

Pic de Rochebrune

References

1. Pic de Rochebrune, France, on www.peakbagger.com (access: May 2012)
2. Key col:Colle della Croce
3. Grand Rochebrune, route description on www.summitpost.org
4. Histoire, web page on the nature park site www.pnr-queyras.com Archived 2008-11-12 at the Wayback Machine (accessed in Mayl 2012)

Maps

• French official cartography (Institut géographique national - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr

See also

• Pic de Petit Rochebrune

External links

• Pic de Rochebrune: 360° panoramic image from the summit on pano.ica-net.it