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The Gran Paradiso massif (Italian: Massiccio del Gran Paradiso; French: Massif du Grand-Paradis) is a massif in the Italian Alps, in the regions of Aosta Valley and Piedmont.
The Gran Paradiso National Park covers approximately the western half of the massif, while the Mont Avic Natural Park covers the Champdepraz valley.
Geography
Location
The massif is limited to the west and south (Orco) by the Graian Alps, and to the north (Dora Baltea) by the Pennine Alps.
Main summits
- Gran Paradiso, 4,061 m
- Grivola, 3,969 m
- Piccolo Paradiso, 3,923 m
- Becca di Montandayné, 3,838 m
- Pointe de la Lune, 3,777 m
- Herbétet, 3,778 m
- Torre del Gran San Pietro, 3,692 m
- Roccia Viva, 3,650 m
- Testa della Tribolazione, 3,642 m
- Ciarforon, 3,640 m
- Punta Rossa della Grivola, 3,630 m
- Becca di Gay, 3,621 m
- Tresenta, 3,609 m
- Monte Emilius, 3,559 m
- Gran Serra, 3,552 m
- Becca di Monciair, 3,544 m
- Punta Tersiva, 3,512 m
- Pointe Ondezana, 3,490 m
- Grand Nomenon, 3,488 m
- Denti del Broglio, 3,454 m
- Punta Garin, 3,448 m
- Pointe Cissetta, 3,419 m
- Punta Fourà, 3,411 m
- Pointe des Seinges, 3,408 m
Geology
The massif is made up mainly of crystalline rocks and schists.[1]
References
- ^ Vearncombe, Julian R. (1985). "The structure of the Gran Paradiso basement massif and its envelope, Western Alps". Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae. 78 (1): 49. doi:10.5169/seals-165643. ISSN 0012-9402.
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