Pointe Allobrogia

Pointe Allobrogia
Highest point
Elevation	3,172 m (10,407 ft)
Prominence	42 m (138 ft)[1]
Coordinates	45°54′33″N 7°03′51″E
Geography
Pointe Allobrogia Location in the Alps
Location	Valais, Switzerland Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent range	Mont Blanc Massif

The Pointe Allobrogia is a mountain of the Mont Blanc massif, overlooking the Col Ferret on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It lies at the southern end of the range south-east of Mont Dolent.

Name

The toponym is related to the name of the Allobroges. This may be the remnant of an ancient territorial claim made by the Gallic tribe.^[2]

References

1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located north of the summit at 3,130 metres.
2. Pelletier 1982, pp. 55–56.

Bibliography

• Pelletier, André (1982). Vienne antique: de la conquête romaine aux invasions alamanniques (IIe siècle avant–IIIe siècle après J.-C.). Éditions Horvath. ISBN 978-2-7171-0213-0.

External links

• Pointe Allobrogia on Hikr