Lago Bianco del Gelas

Lago Bianco del Gelas is in Entracque, Province of Cuneo, Piedmont. Lago Bianco del Gelas is situated nearby to the peak Cima della Siula, as well as near the mountain saddle Passaggio dei Ghiacciai del Gelas.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cime du Gélas and Cime de la Malédie.

Cime du Gélas

Peak

Photo: Gede77, Public domain.

Cime du Gélas is a 3,143 m high mountain on the boundary between France and Italy. It is part of the Maritime Alps. It is the highest peak of the Mercantour National Park, while on the Italian side it is included in the Maritime Alps Natural Park.

Cime de la Malédie

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cime de la Malédie is a mountain in the Maritime Alps, on the France–Italy border. Its French part is located in the upper Gordolasque valley, in the commune of Belvédère, in the department of Alpes-Maritimes.

Rifugio Pagarì

Mountain hut

Photo: Luca Bergamasco, CC BY 3.0.

Rifugio Pagarì is a mountain hut, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Lago Bianco del Gelas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vallée des merveilles.

Vallée des merveilles

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 9 km southeast of Lago Bianco del Gelas.

Lago Bianco del Gelas

Type: Body of water
Location: Entracque, Province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

44.1334° or 44° 8′ 0″ north

Longitude

7.39212° or 7° 23′ 32″ east

Open location code

8FP949MR+9R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 77929753

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cima della Siula and Passaggio dei Ghiacciai del Gelas.

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