Mont Bégo
{{Short description|Mountain in France}}
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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mont Bégo
| photo = France Mercantour Mt Bego.JPG
| photo_caption = The peak of Mont Bégo
| elevation_m = 2872
| elevation_ref = Mont Bégo, France'', [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=36143 www.peakbagger.com]
| prominence_m =323
| listing = Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m
| range = Maritime Alps
| location = Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
| map = France
| range_coordinates =
| map_caption = France
| label_position = left
| coordinates = {{coord|44|04|23|N|7|27|03|E|type:mountain_region:FR_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route =
}}
Mont Bégo ({{langx|it|Monte Bego}}; {{langx|lij|Monte Begu}}) is a mountain in the Mercantour massif of the Maritime Alps, in southern France, with an elevation of {{convert|2872|m|ft|0}}. It is included in the Vallée des Merveilles ("Valley of Marvels").
Etymology
The name derives from the ancient Indo-European root beg, meaning "divine"; it was, in fact a sacred area to the Liguri tribe, together with the Monte Beigua and Monte Sagro in Italy.
Geology
It is mostly composed of conglomerates from the Permian period.
SOIUSA classification
According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:{{cite book
| last = Marazzi
| first = Sergio
| title = Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA
| publisher = Priuli & Verlucca
| series =
| year = 2005
| language = Italian
| page = 67
| doi =
| isbn = 978-88-8068-273-8
}}
- main part = Western Alps
- major sector = South Western Alps
- section = Maritime Alps
- subsection = (Fr:Alpes Maritimes d.l.s.l./It:Alpi Marittime)
- supergroup = (Fr:Massif Gelas-Grand Capelet/It:Gelas-Grand Capelet)
- group = (Fr:Chaîne Basto-Grand Capelet/It:Costiera Basto-Grand Capelet)
- subgroup = (Fr:Nœud du Mont Bego/It:Nodo del Monte Bego)
- code = I/A-2.1-A.3.e
References
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Category:Mercantour National Park
Category:Mountains of Alpes-Maritimes