The Maritime Alps are a mountain range in the south-western part of the Alps. They form the border between the French département Alpes-Maritimes and the Italian province of Cuneo. The Col de Tende separates them from the Ligurian Alps; the Maddalena Pass separates them from the Cottian Alps. The Mercantour National Park is part of the Maritime Alps.

The Maritime Alps are drained by the rivers Roya, Var and Verdon and their tributaries on the French side; by the Stura di Demonte and other tributaries of the Tanaro and Po on the Italian side.

[edit] Peaks

The chief peaks of the Maritime Alps are:

Punta dell'Argentera	3290 m	(10,794 ft)		Mont Ténibre	3032 m	(9948 ft)
Cime du Gélas	3135 m	(10,286 ft)		Cime de l'Enchastraye	2955 m	(9695 ft)
Monte Matto	3087 m	(10,128 ft)		Mont Bégo	2873 m	(9426 ft)
Mont Pelat	3053 m	(10,017 ft)		Mont Mounier	2818 m	(9246 ft)
Mont Clapier	3046 m	(9994 ft)		Roche de l'Abisse	2755 m	(9039 ft)

[edit] Passes

The chief passes of the Maritime Alps are:

name	location	type	elevation (m/ft)
Col de la Bonette	Tinée Valley to Barcelonnette	road, minor loop off Col de Restefond	2802
Col de Restefond	Col de la Bonette to Barcelonnette	road	2680
Bassa di Druos	Tinée Valley to Terme di Valdieri	bridle path	2630/8629
Colle di Ciriegia	Saint-Martin-Vésubie to Terme di Valdieri	bridle path	2551/8370
Col des Granges Communes	Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée to Barcelonnette	bridle path	2512/8242
Col de Pourriac	Tinee Valley to Argentera	foot path	2506/8222
Colle di Guercia	Tinee Valley to Vinadio	foot path	2451/8042
Col de la Lombarde	Isola to Vinadio	road	2350
Col de la Cayolle	Var River valley to Barcelonnette	road	2327/7717
Col du Sabion	Tende to Valdieri	bridle path	2264/7428
Col d'Allos	Verdon River valley to Barcelonnette	road	2250/7382
Maddalena Pass	Barcelonnette to Cuneo	road	1995/6545
Col de Tende	Tende to Cuneo	road, road tunnel railway tunnel	1873/6145
Col de Turini	Vésubie river valley to Sospel	road	1607

[edit] References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

Coordinates: 44°13′53″N 7°10′36″E / 44.23139°N 7.17667°E / 44.23139; 7.17667