Monte Gimont


Mount Gimont is a mountain 2,646 m above sea level in the Montgenèvre Alps, in the Cottian Alps. It is located on the border between Italy and France.

Description

The mountain forms the meeting point between the Little Dora valley, the Gimont valley and, to the south, the valley from the Cerveyrette. Administratively, it is divided between the Italian municipality of Cesana Torinese and the French municipalities of Cervières and Montgenèvre. On the summit of the mountain, which is part of the main Alpine chain, is a rustic timber summit cross. The Green Collet and the Guignard Col divide it, along the northern ridge, from the Mont de la Plane. The Main Alpine Chain continues to the southeast of the mountain with Col Gimont, then ascending to Cima Saurel. In the opposite direction, the main ridge continues with a pass at an elevation of 2,519 m not mentioned in cartography and then ascends to Mount Chenaillet.
The cable cars and ski slopes of the Via Lattea ski area, ascending from both the Claviere and Montgenèvre sides, arrive at the Colletto Verde, which is located not far from the top of the mountain.

Geology

As in the case of nearby Mount Chenaillet, the rocks that make up the mountain are of igneous origin and were formed on an ancient seafloor that has now emerged. Among these since the late 19th century geologists have reported variolite, a volcanic rock similar to basalt, and diabase, also of lava origin but in this case with hypoabissal crystallization.

History

The French toponym Grand Charvia comes from the Latin calvus, meaning denuded.
The valley of the Little Dora, comprised between Mount Ginmont and the Chenaillet, although hydrographically part of the Po basin, belonged to French territory even before the retouching of the borders made by the 1947 treaty after the end of World War II, as had been reaffirmed after some disputes in the 1814 Treaty of Paris.
Mt. Gimont, along with the surrounding area, was affected by the front line of World War II; artillery duels took place there in June 1941, then until April 1945 it was garrisoned by the Alpine Battalion "Tirano," which fell back to the plain from April 23.

Access to the summit

Summer ascent

One of the routes to reach the top of the mountain runs through the Vallone Gimont, starting from Claviere. Its difficulty is rated E. It is also possible to climb to the summit with departure from Black Lake, which in turn can be reached from Bousson by a dirt road, with an itinerary also rated of difficulty E.

Winter ascent

The mountain represents a classic ski mountaineering destination. The winter ascent through the Gimont valley is considered BS.

Points of support

  • Mautino Hut
  • Gimont hut

    Cartography

  • Central Geographic Institute - Map of trails and shelters at a scale of 1:50,000, No. 1 Susa Chisone and Germanasca Valleys
Category:Mountains of the Alps
Category:Two-thousanders of Italy
Category:Mountains of Piedmont
Category:Mountains of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur