Monte Freidour

Monte Freidour
Monte Freidour
	Southern side.
Highest point
Elevation	1,451 m (4,760 ft)
Prominence	158 m (518 ft)
Isolation	1.86 km (1.16 mi)
Coordinates	44°58′22.85″N 7°18′13.49″E / 44.9730139°N 7.3037472°E
Geography
	Monte Freidour Location within Italy
Location	Piedmont, Italy
Parent range	Cottian Alps

Monte Freidour is a mountain in the Cottian Alps, Metropolitan City of Turin in Piedmont, north-western Italy. It has an elevation of 1.451 m, with a secondary summit at 1,445 metres (4,741 ft), and is composed of gneiss cliffs overlooking the town of Cumiana.

History

At the top of the mountain is a monument celebrating the 8 members of the crew (F/Sgt. C.W. Lawton (Australian), Sgt.s T.D. Fotheringham, E.H.A. Clift, G. Tennison, D.W. Bishop, D.R. Wellon, S.E. Lockton and J. Bucks) of a British Liberator bomber that crashed there on 14 October 1944, during a mission in support of Italian partisans.

Access to the summit

The peak can also be reached from Talucco, a frazione of Pinerolo, and from Cantalupa or Giaveno. The Monte Tre Denti is located nearby. The summit can also be reached by mountain bike.

References

Media related to Monte Freidour at Wikimedia Commons

1 2 3 "Giro del Monte Sette Confini – Freidour (Val Lemina)" (in Italian). CAI - Sezione di Pinerolo. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
↑ Monte Freidour-Punta Sperino, Italy at Peakbagger.com
↑ The Alpine Journal. Vol. 86. Alpine Club. 1981. p. 152. Retrieved 2020-02-10.

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[CAI-Pinerolo-1] 1 2 3 "Giro del Monte Sette Confini – Freidour (Val Lemina)" (in Italian). CAI - Sezione di Pinerolo. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[2] Monte Freidour-Punta Sperino, Italy at Peakbagger.com

[3] The Alpine Journal. Vol. 86. Alpine Club. 1981. p. 152. Retrieved 2020-02-10.