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Mont Bégo
The peak of Mont Bégo
Highest point
Elevation	2,872 m (9,423 ft)[1]
Prominence	323 m (1,060 ft)[1]
Isolation	1.91 km (1.19 mi)
Listing	Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m
Coordinates	44°04′23″N 7°27′03″E / 44.07306°N 7.45083°E / 44.07306; 7.45083
Geography
Mont Bégo France
Location	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Parent range	Maritime Alps

Mont Bégo (Italian: Monte Bego; Ligurian: Monte Begu) is a mountain in the Mercantour massif of the Maritime Alps, in southern France, with an elevation of 2,872 metres (9,423 ft). It is included in the Vallée des Merveilles ("Valley of Marvels").

Etymologyedit

The name derives from the ancient Indo-European root beg, meaning "divine"; it was, in fact a sacred area to the Liguri tribe, together with the Monte Beigua and Monte Sagro in Italy.

Geologyedit

It is mostly composed of conglomerates from the Permian period.

SOIUSA classificationedit

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:^[2]

• main part = Western Alps
• major sector = South Western Alps
• section = Maritime Alps
• subsection = (Fr:Alpes Maritimes d.l.s.l./It:Alpi Marittime)
• supergroup = (Fr:Massif Gelas-Grand Capelet/It:Gelas-Grand Capelet)
• group = (Fr:Chaîne Basto-Grand Capelet/It:Costiera Basto-Grand Capelet)
• subgroup = (Fr:Nœud du Mont Bego/It:Nodo del Monte Bego)
• code = I/A-2.1-A.3.e

Referencesedit

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