Gignoux Lake
| Gignoux Lake | |
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| Location | France |
| Coordinates | 44°54′01.81″N 6°45′57.92″E |
Gignoux Lake (2329 m above sea level), also known as the Seven Colors Lake, is located in France in the Provence-Alps-French Riviera region at the border with the Susa Valley (Piedmont) territory. The lake is in the French department of the Upper Alps, to the east of Mount Chenaillet (2.650 m above sea level) and to the north of the Cerveyrette Valley.[1]
Characteristics[edit]
The lake covers an area of about 2 hectares. The Cima Saurel (2449 m a.s.l.) and the Mount Gimont (2648 m a.s.l.) form the northern side of the lake and are part of the border with Italy.[2] The lake is set in an arid landscape with a view of Cervières (1620 m a.s.l.), the Chaberton (3 131 m a.s.l.) and the Fonts Valley.[1]
Geology of the lake[edit]
Gignoux Lake is located in a habitat formed by scree and moraine. With basalt and gabbro outlining an oceanic crust, a sign of a deep (3,000 m) and ancient ocean (150 million years ago): the Ligurian Tethys also called the Piedmont-Liguria Ocean (a paleo-ocean).[3]
Fauna and Flora[edit]
Vegetation of the area[edit]
The site has 14 important plant species. Among these, 4 are protected nationally and 7 only in the Provence-Alps-French Riviera region:[4]
- Mud sedge (Carex limosa) -
- Sweet grass (Hierochloe odorata) -
- Aethionema thomasianum -
- Lesser Bladderwort (Utricularia minor) - -
- Water pesse (Hippuris vulgaris) -
- Berardia (Berardia subacaulis) -
- Rolland's bulrush (Trichophorum pumilum) -
- Artemisia atrata -
- Androsace septentrionalis -
- The Alpine mock privet (Chamorchis alpina) -
- Alpine water lentil (Potamogeton alpinus) -
- Cardamine Plumieri (Cardamine plumieri) -
- Two-stemmed carex (Carex diandra) -
- Alpine rush (Trichophorum alpinum) -
Fauna of the Territory[edit]
Among mammals, the most present species is the deer. Among nesting bird species, there are the Common Quail, the Ortolan bunting, the rock partridge and the the black grouse.[4]
Getting to Gignoux Lake[edit]
The lake can be reached via trails and dirt roads. From Capanna Mautino, from Lago Nero, from Claviere, from Baita Gimont and from Monginevro.
Support points[edit]
- Mautino hut, refuge Lago Nero.
- Baita Gimont, Pian Gimont, Cesana torinese TO.
- Refuge Col Saurel, Gimont, Cesana Torinese.
Note[edit]
- ^ a b Il lago Gignoux (dei 7 colori) | Una meraviglia tra le Alte Alpi, su Zen Hikers, 29 agosto 2022. URL consultato il 29 agosto 2022.
- ^ Le lac Gignoux, le lac Noir et le lac des Sarailles : randonnée dans la vallée de la Cerveyrette, su www.photos-provence.fr. URL consultato il 29 agosto 2022.
- ^ Lac Gignoux (2329m) (Briançonnais, Hautes-Alpes), su www.lacsdemontagne.fr. URL consultato il 30 agosto 2022.
- ^ a b Emeric DROUOT, Jean-Charles VILLARET, Luc GARRAUD, Stéphane BELTRA, Alisson LECLERE, Sylvain ABDULHAK, Lionel QUELIN, Sonia RICHAUD, Jérémie VAN ES, VERSANT ADRET DE LA CERVEYRETTE, DU LAC DES SARAILLES AUX TRAVERSES - VERSANT SUD-EST DU CHENAILLET (PDF).[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Il lago Gignoux (dei 7 colori) | Una meraviglia tra le Alte Alpi". Zen Hikers (in Italian). 2022-08-29. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "Lac Gignoux (2329m) (Briançonnais, Hautes-Alpes)". www.lacsdemontagne.fr. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ "Le lac Gignoux, le lac Noir et le lac des Sarailles : randonnée dans la vallée de la Cerveyrette". www.photos-provence.fr. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ a b Emeric DROUOT, Jean-Charles VILLARET, Luc GARRAUD, Stéphane BELTRA, Alisson LECLERE, Sylvain ABDULHAK, Lionel QUELIN, Sonia RICHAUD, Jérémie VAN ES. VERSANT ADRET DE LA CERVEYRETTE, DU LAC DES SARAILLES AUX TRAVERSES - VERSANT SUD-EST DU CHENAILLET (PDF).
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See also[edit]
Other works[edit]
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