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Monte Granero

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Prominence
  
250 m (820 ft)

Elevation
  
3,170 m

Province
  
Province of Turin

Parent range
  
Cottian Alps

Location
  
Piedmont, Italy

First ascent
  
23 August 1879

Mountain range
  
Cottian Alps

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Similar
  
Monte Manzol, Punta Udine, Viso Mozzo, Visolotto, Pointe Gastaldi

Monte granero canale nord


Monte Granero is a peak in the Cottian Alps, in western Piedmont, northern Italy. It has an elevation of 3,170 m. It is located between the Val Pellice and the Valle Po, not far from the boundary with France.

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Map of Monte Granero, 10060 Bobbio Pellice, Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy

Administratively it's divided between the Province of Turin and of Cuneo, both in the Piedmont region.

The Pellice torrent starts from the Monte Granero's western slopes. The Monte Meidassa is located nearby.

Monte granero


SOIUSA classification

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:

  • main part = Western Alps
  • major sector = South Western Alps
  • section = Cottian Alps
  • subsection = southern Cottian Alps
  • supergroup = catena Aiguillette-Monviso-Granero
  • group = gruppo Granero-Frioland
  • subgroup = gruppo del Monte Granero
  • code = I/A-4.I-C.9.a

    • Maps

  • Italian official cartography (Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it
  • French official cartography (Institut Géographique National - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr

    • References

    Monte Granero Wikipedia
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