The mountain is located at the head of the Susa valley in Italy and the Maurienne valley in France and is on the border of the Italian comune of Bardonecchia to the south and the French commune of Bramans to the north.

With an elevation of 3,382 m, it is the second highest peak of the Northern Cottian Alps after the Aiguille de Scolette (3,506 m), edging out Mont d'Ambin to its east by four metres.

[4] According to the French partition of the Western Alps, the mountain is part of the Ambin group of the fr:Massif du Mont-Cenis.

The mountain has a long summit ridge running NE to SW with three peaks, the Pt.

[3] The easiest route to the summit starts from Rifugio Scarfiotti (a CAI mountain hut) and follows the WNW face.