Baisse de Valmasque

Baisse de Valmasque is a mountain saddle in Belvédère, Arrondissement of Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and has an elevation of 2,549 metres. Baisse de Valmasque is situated nearby to the locality Vallée des merveilles, as well as near Gias du Lac Autier.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mont Bégo and Grand Capelet.

Mont Bégo

Peak

Photo: Brunooo, Public domain.

Mont Bégo is a mountain in the Mercantour massif of the Maritime Alps, in southern France, with an elevation of 2,872 metres. It is included in the Vallée des Merveilles.

Grand Capelet

Peak

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Grand Capelet is a peak.

Monte Clapier

Peak

Photo: Iros, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Monte Clapier is a mountain in the Maritime Alps, on the boundary between the province of Cuneo and the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vallée des merveilles and Mine de Vallauria.

The Vallée des Merveilles, also known in Italian as the Valle delle Meraviglie, is a part of the Mercantour National Park in southern France. It holds the largest quantity of open-air Bronze Age petroglyphs in Europe, after Val Camonica in Italy, and is given special note for the area's inclusion for the European Diploma of Protected Areas.