rochemelon

bgcolor=#e7dcc3 colspan=2\|Rochemelon
gcolor=#e7dcc3\|Elevation:	3,538 metres (11,605 feet)
gcolor=#e7dcc3\|Latitude:	45° 30′ N
gcolor=#e7dcc3\|Longitude:	7° 10′ E
gcolor=#e7dcc3\|Location:	France-Italy
gcolor=#e7dcc3\|Range:	Graian Alps
gcolor=#e7dcc3\|First ascent:	1358 by Bonifacius Rotarius
gcolor=#e7dcc3\|Easiest route:	rock/ice climb (?)

Rochemelon (or Roche Melon), Rocciamelone in Italian, is a mountain on the France-Italy border, 50 km (30 mi) west of Turin. This was the first high mountain in the Alps to be attempted and successfully climbed. Bonifacius Rotarius (of Asti) made the first ascent of Rochemelon in 1358. The summit of Rochemelon is the aim of a traditional pilgrimage, every year, on August 5. A 3 m high statue of Virgin Mary was erected there in 1899. As an oddity, the international border does not exactly follow the watershed in this sector. The summit of Rochemelon is fully Italian, as is the upper first kilometre of glacier de Rochemelon, this area of about 4 square kilometres constitutes the only Italian territory portion of the Rhne river basin.

External link

Roche Melon on Peakware

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