Mont Malamot

{{Short description|Mountain of the Cottian Alps}}

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| name = Mont Malamot

| other_name = {{langx|it|Monte Malamot}}; {{langx|fr|Pointe Droset}}

| photo = Malamot 001.jpg

| photo_caption = Mont Malamot from south-east.

| elevation_m = 2917

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| location = Savoy, France

| range = Cottian Alps

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| map = France

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}}Mont Malamot (Italian: Monte Malamot; also called Pointe Droset in French) is a mountain in the northern Cottian Alps, near the Mont Cenis pass. It has an elevation of {{convert|2917|m|ft|0}}.

History

Nowadays entirely included in French territory, it separates the valleys of Dora Riparia and Arc. At the top is a large fortification built by the Italian Regio Esercito in 1889, on two floors, which could house some 200 troops. The area was further fortified in 1932-1940 during the construction of the Alpine Wall.

Sources

  • {{cite book|title=Alpi Cozie Settentrionali|first1=R. |last1=Aruga |first2= P|last2=Losana|author3=A. Re|publisher=CAI-TCI|location=San Donato Milanese|year=1985}}

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Category:Mountains of the Alps

Category:Landforms of Savoie

Category:Mountains of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes