{{short description|Mountain in Italy}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Punta Ramiere | other_name = Bric Froid | image = Bric Froid.jpg | image_caption = The mountain seen from Le Roux d'Abriès | elevation_m = 3302 | elevation_ref = <ref name=pkbg /> | parent_peak = Pic de Rochebrune | prominence_m = 673 | prominence_ref = <ref name=pkbg>''Punta Ramière, Italy/France'', on [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=9914 www.peakbagger.com] (access: May 2012)</ref><ref>Key col:Col de Péas 2,629 m</ref> | listing = Alpine mountains above 3000 m | location = Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France <br> Piemonte, Italy | range = Cottian Alps | map = Alps | map_caption = Alps | label_position = right | coordinates = {{coord|44|52|08|N|06|55|55|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = | first_ascent = | easiest_route = from Colle Ramiere and NW ridge }}
The '''Punta Ramiere''' (in Italian) or '''Bric Froid''' (in French) is a mountain in the Cottian Alps belonging to the department of Hautes-Alpes (FR) and the province of Turin (IT). It's the highest peak of the long stretch of the Po/Rhone water divide starting from the Aiguille de Scolette (north) and ending with the Monviso group (south).
== Geography == The Ramiere is the tripoint at which the borders of the Italian comunes of Sauze di Cesana and Cesana Torinese and the French commune of Abries meet.
The geodetic point of the Italian Military Geographic Institute named ''Punta Ramiere'' (code 066104) is defined on the top of the mountain.<ref>''Punti geodetici'', data on [http://www.igmi.org/geodetica/ www.igmi.org] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605041702/http://www.igmi.org/geodetica/ |date=2012-06-05 }} (accessed in May 2012)</ref>
=== SOIUSA classification === According to SOIUSA (''International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps'') the mountain can be classified in the following way:<ref>{{cite book | last = Marazzi | first = Sergio | authorlink = | title = Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA | publisher = Priuli & Verlucca | series = | year = 2005 | language = Italian | page = 88 | doi = | isbn = 978-88-8068-273-8 }}</ref> * main part = Western Alps * major sector = North Western Alps * section = Cottian Alps * subsection = Central Cottian Alps * supergroup = (It:Catena Bric Froid-Rochebrune-Beal Traversier/Fr:Chaîne Bric Froid-Rochebrune-Beal Traversier ) * group = (It:Gruppo Ramiere-Merciantaira/Fr:Groupe Bric Froid-Grand Glaiza) * subgroup = (It:Gruppo della Ramiere/Fr:Crête du Bric Froid) * code = I/A-4.II-B.4.a
==Access to the summit== The easiest route for the summit starts from Colle Ramiere (''Ramiere pass'', 3,007 m) and reaches the mountain top by its northwestern ridge. The pass can be attained by foothpat from the Thuras valley (Cesana Torinese) or the Argentiera valley (Sauze di Cesana).<ref name = CAI>{{cite book | last = Ferreri | first = Eugenio | authorlink = | title = Alpi Cozie centrali | publisher = Club Alpino Italiano | series = Guida ai monti d'Italia | year = 1982 | language = Italian | pages = 373 | doi = | isbn = }}</ref>
== Nature conservation == The Punta Ramiere is located on the northern border of the French regional nature park of Queyras (''Parc naturel régional du Queyras ''), established in 1977.<ref>''Histoire'', web page on the nature park site [http://www.pnr-queyras.com/Sources/FramesGenerales/Infos.htm www.pnr-queyras.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081112055157/http://www.pnr-queyras.com/Sources/FramesGenerales/Infos.htm |date=2008-11-12 }} (accessed in Mayl 2012)</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==Maps== * Italian official cartography (''Istituto Geografico Militare'' - IGM); on-line version: [http://www.pcn.minambiente.it/viewer/ www.pcn.minambiente.it] * French official cartography (''Institut géographique national'' - IGN); on-line version: [http://www.geoportail.fr/5069711/visu2D/afficher-en-2d.htm www.geoportail.fr]
== External links == * ''Punta Ramiere'': 360° panoramic image from the summit on [http://pano.ica-net.it/Grandi/Ramiere.htm pano.ica-net.it]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramiere}} Category:Alpine three-thousanders Category:Mountains of Piedmont Category:Mountains of the Alps Froid Category:France–Italy border Category:International mountains of Europe