Chambeyron massif

Chambeyron Massif
The Chambeyron Massif and the north face of Aiguille de Chambeyron
Highest point
Elevation	3,412 m (11,194 ft)
Parent peak	Aiguille de Chambeyron
Coordinates	44°32′21″N 6°49′38″E
Naming
Native name	Massif de Chambeyron (French) Gruppo del Chambeyron (Italian)
Geography
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Countries	France  Italy
Regions	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Piedmont
Geology
Rock age	Cretaceous to Pre-Permian

The Chambeyron massif (French: Massif de Chambeyron, pronounced [masif də ʃɑ̃beʁɔ̃]; Italian: Gruppo del Chambeyron) are a massif in the Alps, straddling between France and Italy, between the Escreins massif, the Cottian Alps and the Mercantour-Argentera massif. It occupies the high valleys of Ubaye, Maira, Varaita and Stura di Demonte.[1]

Main summits

The main peaks are:

• Aiguille de Chambeyron, 3,412 m
• Brec de Chambeyron, 3,389 m
• Bric de Rubren, 3,340 m
• Pointe d’Aval (or Chauvet), 3,320 m
• Pic du Pelvat, 3,220 m
• Tête de Malacoste, 3,216 m
• Brec de l’Homme, 3,211 m
• Pointe-Haute de Mary, 3,206 m
• Roche Blanche, 3,193 m
• Pointe du Fond du Roure, 3,184 m
• Dents de Maniglia, 3,183 m
• Tête de Sautron, 3,165 m
• Pelvat de Chabrière, 3,157 m
• Tête de la Fréma, 3,151 m
• Cima di Pienasea, 3,132 m
• Pointe-Basse de Mary, 3,126 m
• Serrière de la Testera, 3,126 m
• Tête de Moïse, 3,104 m
• Monte Ferra, 3,094 m
• Pelvo d’Elva, 3,064 m
• Monte Faraut, 3,046 m
• Monte Chersogno, 3,026 m
• Cima Sebolet, 3,023 m
• Rocca Bianca, 3,021 m

Geology

The massif is part of the Internal Alps and it is mainly made up of sedimentary rocks, notably dolomitic limestones and shale.[2]

Glaciation

The Chambeyron massif is very lightly glaciated. Most glaciers are disappearing, or have disappeared during the 20th century. Only the Marinet glaciers (north face of the Aiguille de Chambeyron), as well as the Chauvet glacier, remain.[3]

References

1. Bulletin de la Société géologique de France (in French). La Société. 1957.
2. "Haute vallée de l'Ubaye - Massif de Chambeyron - Rochers de Saint-Ours - Tête de Moïse". Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-03.
3. Griselin, Madeleine (1995). 3e symposium international, cavités glaciaires et cryokarst en régions polaires et de haute montagne: Chamonix-France, 1er-6 novembre 1994 : actes (in French). Presses Univ. Franche-Comté. ISBN 978-2-251-60561-6.