Pointe de Paumont


Pointe de Paumont or Cima del Vallone is a mountain of Savoie, France and of the Province of Turin, Italy. It lies in the Cottian Alps range. It has an elevation of 3,171 metres above sea level.

Etymology

Paumort, the name used on French maps, should come from a toponym used on the Italian side of the mountain, which derives from Piedmontese "pàu mòrt".

Geography

In the French subdivision of Western Alps it belongs to the Massif du Mont-Cenis while in the SOIUSA it' the highest mountain of a subgroups called Crête Grand Vallon-pointe du Fréjus or Cresta Gran Vallone-punta del Fréjus - code:I/A-4.III-B.5.a.
Administratively the mountain is divided between the commune of Avrieux and the comune of Bardonecchia.

Access to the summit

The easiest route for the summit starts from Pelouse's pass, which connects Avrieux and Bardonecchia, and follows the eastern ridge of the mountain passing by Cime Gardoria/Cima Gardiola. Other two routes, roughly of the same climbing grade, follow the other two ridges which meet on the mountain's summit: the southern one from Roccia Verde pass and the northwestern one from Punta Bagnà.

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