Punta Ramiere


The Punta Ramiere or Bric Froid is a mountain in the Cottian Alps belonging to the department of Hautes-Alpes and the province of Turin. It's the highest peak of the long stretch of the Po/Rhone water divide starting from the Aiguille [de Scolette] and ending with the Monviso group.

Geography

The Ramiere is the tripoint at which the borders of the Italian comunes of Sauze di Cesana and Cesana Torinese and the French commune of Abries meet.
The geodetic point of the Italian Military Geographic Institute named Punta Ramiere is defined on the top of the mountain.

SOIUSA classification

According to SOIUSA the mountain can be classified in the following way:
The easiest route for the summit starts from Colle Ramiere and reaches the mountain top by its northwestern ridge. The pass can be attained by foothpat from the Thuras valley or the Argentiera valley.

Nature conservation

The Punta Ramiere is located on the northern border of the French regional nature park of Queyras, established in 1977.

Maps

  • Italian official cartography ; on-line version:
  • French official cartography ; on-line version: