Lago di Vernasca

Lago di Vernasca is in Tende, Arrondissement of Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and has an elevation of 2,633 metres. Lago di Vernasca is situated nearby to the peak Cime de Vernasque, as well as near Cima della Scandeiera / Cime Scandaillière.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monte Clapier and Lake Vej del Bouc.

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. Monte Clapier is situated 3 km southwest of Lago di Vernasca.

Lake Vej del Bouc

Lake

Photo: Cristian.dutto, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Lake Vej del Bouc is a mountain lake in the territory of the municipality of Entracque, Valle Gesso. Lake Vej del Bouc is situated 2½ km northwest of Lago di Vernasca.

Cime Chamineye

Peak

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Cime Chamineye is a peak, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Lago di Vernasca.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vallée des merveilles and Mine de Vallauria.

Vallée des merveilles

Locality

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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. Vallée des merveilles is situated 7 km south of Lago di Vernasca.