Croce Rossa
{{short description|Mountain in Italy}}
{{for|the Italian section of the humanitarian society|Italian Red Cross}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Croce Rossa
| other_name = Croix Rousse
| photo = Croce Rossa 001.JPG
| photo_caption = Croce Rossa
| elevation_m = 3566
| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger|pid=49609|name=Punta Croce Rossa, Italy|accessdate=29 January 2015}}
| prominence_m = 495
| map = Alps
| map_caption = Location in the Alps
| location = Piedmont, Italy and Savoie, France
| range = Graian Alps
| coordinates = {{coord|45|16|N|7|8|E|type:mountain_region:IT_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| listing = Alpine mountains above 3000 m
| range_coordinates =
| first_ascent = 1857
}}
The Croce Rossa ({{IPA|it|ˈkroːtʃe ˈrossa|lang}}) or Croix Rousse ({{IPA|fr|kʁwa ʁus|lang}}; both {{lit|Red Cross}}) is a mountain of the Graian Alps, on the border between Piedmont, Italy and Savoie, France.
Features
The mountain lies at the head of the Viù Valley in the Lanzo Valleys. It has a height of 3,566m and was first climbed in 1857 by A Tonini. There is a statue of the Madonna on its summit.{{cite web|url=http://www.summitpost.org/croce-rossa/839664|title=Croce Rossa - Summitpost.org|publisher=summitpost.org|accessdate=29 January 2015}}
= Mountain huts =
- Refuge d'Avérole - 2,210 m;
- Rifugio Luigi Cibrario - 2,616 m.
Maps
{{Portal|Italy|France|Mountains}}
- Istituto Geografico Militare (IGM) official maps of Italy, 1:25.000 and 1:100.000 scale, [http://www.pcn.minambiente.it/viewer/ on-line version]
- Istituto Geografico Centrale (IGC) - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 2 Valli di Lanzo e Moncenisio
- Istituto Geografico Centrale - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:25.000 n.110 Alte Valli di Lanzo (Rocciamelone - Uja di Ciamarella - Le Levanne)
References
{{Commons category-inline|Croce Rossa (mount)}}
{{Reflist}}
Category:Mountains of the Alps
Category:Alpine three-thousanders
Category:Mountains of Piedmont