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Monte Viso

Monte Viso or Monviso is the highest mountain of the Cottian Alps, a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps. The mountain is located in Italy close to the French border. It can be seen from a great distance because it is higher than all its neighbouring peaks by about 500 m. On the northern slopes of Monte Viso are the headwaters of the Po, the longest Italian river. The mountain is also the location of a neolithic jadeite quarry which reached peak production around 5000BC. The jadeite was used to make cult axes, which are found all over western Europe. During the Renaissance the 75 m long, 3 m wide Monte Viso Tunnel was excavated. Located at an altitude of 2,882 m it connected villages on the French and Italian sides. Opened in 1479, it is one of the most ancient tunnels of Italy and maybe one of the most ancient of Europe. The tunnel was reopened several times, last in 2014 with structural strengthening and the route is now an established link within the network of mountain paths in the Monte Viso-Queyras-upper Po valley district, as an alternative to crossing the summit of the Col de la Traversette (not seen in the photo). The area was declared a cross-border UNESCO biosphere reserve in 2013. I took the photo from the French side. The border with Italy runs along the ridge in front of the mountain. A trail into Italy crosses the ridge at the snow-covered Col de Valante in the right centre. From the Italian side the mountain looks more like a pyramid as this photo shows: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Viso#/media/File:Il_Monviso_v...

Taken in: Italy / Piedmont / Pontechianale / Grange dell'Agnello (show map)

Taken on: June 22, 2018

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Alpes Cottiennes

Alpi Cozie

Col de Valante

Cottian Alps

France

French Alps

Italian Alps

Italy

Mont Viso Biosphere reserve

Monte Viso

Monviso

Queyras

Réserve de biosphère transfrontière du Mont Viso

Réserve de Ristolas Mont Viso

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Camera: Olympus E-M10, f/5.6, 1/3000 sec, 32mm (=64mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus E-M10
Lens:	LUMIX G VARIO 12-32/F3.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	1/3000 sec
Focal Length:	32mm (35mm equivalent: 64mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	-1/2 EV
Flash:	On, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 10.2 (Macintosh)
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