Roc
Il Roc
Highest point
Elevation4,026 m (13,209 ft)[1]
Prominence29 m (95 ft)[1]
Isolation0.44 km (0.27 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates45°30′53″N 7°16′11″E / 45.51472°N 7.26972°E / 45.51472; 7.26972
Naming
English translationRock
Language of nameItalian
Geography
Roc is located in Italy
Roc
Roc
Italy
LocationPiedmont (Metropolitan City of Turin) and Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent rangeGraian Alps

The Roc is a mountain of the Gran Paradiso massif, in the Graian Alps in Italy. It is located between the Aosta Valley and Piedmont regions and is the highest point in the Metropolitan City of Turin.

Geography

The Roc from the ridge in the section between Colle della Becca di Moncorvé (3,875 m) and the homonymous window (3,998 m), the culmination of the Orco - Dora watershed[2] from where the long Valsavarenche-Val di Cogne ridge begins towards the north, including the summit of the Gran Paradiso (4,061 m) and other important peaks of the group, ending with the Grivola (3,969 m)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Gran Paradiso-Il Roc, Italy". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  2. Essendo il punto più alto dello spartiacque Orco-Dora, costituisce il punto più elevato della Provincia di Torino.
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