Grand Queyron, Mountain peak in Cottian Alps, France and Italy

Grand Queyron is a 3,060-metre mountain on the French-Italian border in the Cottian Alps, where the communes of Sauze di Cesana, Prali and Abriès meet. Its snow-covered massif has two summit points joined by a saddle, with dark rock exposed along the ridges and steep right flank, and scattered evergreen trees on the lower left slopes.

The sources record no first-ascent date or early climbing history for Grand Queyron. Its documented past is cartographic and administrative: the 3,060 m peak sits on the French-Italian border, the tripoint of Sauze di Cesana and Prali in Italy with Abriès in France. It is catalogued in the SOIUSA alpine subdivision as code I/A-4.II-A.2.a, in the Queyron-Albergian-Sestrière group of the Central Cottian Alps.

The mountain carries several names: Gran Queyron and Grand Queyron in Italian and French, plus Gran Queyròn, Frapeyràs and Gran Zueyron in Italian alpine literature. Walkers reach it by the marked trail 210 from Bout du Col, a hamlet of Prali in the Germanasca valley, which leads to Passo Frappier at 2,891 m.

Reaching the summit requires mountain climbing experience and typically starts from nearby villages or from the Argentera valley. Visitors should prepare for steep terrain, variable weather, and the demands of high altitude hiking.

The summit is where three communes meet: two from Italy and one from France, making it a rare triple border point. This unusual geographic arrangement often surprises visitors who discover they stand at the intersection of three separate local administrative boundaries.