- The Mont Genevre Pass is one of the lowest Passes in the Alps with an Altitude of 6,083 ft (1,854m).
- The Pass links Susa and Turin in Italy with Briancon (Brigantium), Gap (Vapincum) and Valence (Valentia) in France (Gaul).
Via Domitia
- The Pass carried the Via Domitia between Italy and France.
Alpes Cottiae
- Control of the Pass was under the Procurator of the Alpes Cottiae
History
- The Mont Genevre Pass was officially opened in 77 BCE.
- It was in the Roman Province of Alpes Cottiae.
- It carried the Via Domitia from Gaul into Italia.
- The Pass was kept open for longer than other Passes as it was lower and therefore possibly the likely route taken by Hannibal in 218 BCE.
Other Passes in Alpes Cottiae
- Mont Cenis Pass
- Little Mont Cenis Pass, and several other Passes.
- Maddalena Pass, which separates the Cottian Alps from the Maritime Alps.
Mont Genevre Pass