Rocca Bernauda, in French

French language

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 Roche Bernaude, is a mountain of the Alps

Alps

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 of 3225 metres (10,581 ft). It is the most western point of Italy

Italy

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 after the cession of Valle Stretta (Vallée Étroite) with the Paris Peace Treaties

Paris Peace Treaties, 1947

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 of 1947.

It's situated in the Cottian Alps

Cottian Alps

The Cottian Alps are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps. They form the border between France and Italy...

 close to Bardonecchia

Bardonecchia

Bardonecchia is an Italian town and comune located in the Province of Turin, in the Piedmont region, in the western part of Susa Valley....

 between the Susa Valley

Susa Valley

The Susa Valley is a valley in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, located between the Graian Alps in the north and the Cottian Alps in the south. It is the longest valley in Italy. It extends over in an east-west direction from the French border to the outskirts of Turin. The valley takes its...

, Durance

Durance

The Durance is a major river in south-eastern France.Its source is in the south-western Alps, in Montgenèvre ski resort near Briançon and it flows south-west through the following départements and cities:* Hautes-Alpes: Briançon, Embrun.* Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: Sisteron, Manosque.* Vaucluse:...

 and Maurienne

Maurienne

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 Valley With the Arc

Arc (Savoie)

The Arc is a 128 km long river in the Savoie département of south-eastern France. It is a left tributary of the Isère River, which it joins at Chamousset, approximately 15 km downstream from Albertville. Its source is near the border with Italy, in the Graian Alps, northeast of Bonneval-sur-Arc...

 river. Geologically is composed by quartzites

Quartz

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 and gneiss

Gneiss

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, especially on the peak.