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Chiusella Valley

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Location
  
Piedmont, Italy

Type
  
River valley

Long-axis length
  
around 25 km (16 mi)

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Floor elevation
  
375–2,819 m (1,230–9,249 ft)

The Chiusella valley (in Italian Valle Chiusella or, simply, Valchiusella) is a valley in the Province of Turin (Piedmont, Italy).

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Etymology

Valchiusella takes its name from Chiusella, a right-hand tributary of the Dora Baltea which flows through the valley.

Geography

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The valley starts in the Graian Alps from the rough mountains where it meets with Aosta and Soana valleys and initially encompasses an almost unpopulated area used as pasturage during the summer. After Traversella the valley widens and becomes a hilly area punctuated with several small towns and villages.

Municipalities of the valley

The Val Chiusella is divided among the municipalities of:

  • Alice Superiore,
  • Brosso,
  • Issiglio,
  • Lugnacco,
  • Meugliano,
  • Pecco,
  • Rueglio,
  • Trausella,
  • Traversella,
  • Vico Canavese,
  • Vidracco,
  • Vistrorio
  • Notable summits

    Among the summits which surround the valley (all belonging to the Graian Alps) there are:

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  • Monfandì - 2.819 m
  • Monte Giavino - 2.766 m
  • Monte Marzo - 2.756 m
  • Punta Liamau - 2.734 m
  • Punta Mariasco - 2.412 m
  • Monte Gregorio - 1955 m
  • Cima Bossola - 1.510 m

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    References

    Chiusella Valley Wikipedia