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Grivola
Mountain in the Graian Alps in Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Grivola (IPA [gʁivola]; 3,969 m) is a mountain in the Graian Alps in Italy. It lies between the Valsavarenche and the Cogne Valley.
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Etymology
Grivola was named in different ways in the past:
- Pic de Cogne
- Grivolet
- Bec de Grivola
- Aiguille de Grivola
"Grivola" firstly appeared in 1845. Giuseppe Giacosa says it comes from Valdôtain griva, meaning song thrush[2] (French: grive). Joseph-Marie Henry indicated grivoline (French: grivoise), a pretty young girl, as for Jungfrau.[3] Paul-Louis Rousset says that the origin is gri in Valgrisenche Valdôtain, meaning "loose stones".[4]
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SOIUSA classification
According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain is classified in the following way:[5]
- main part = Western Alps
- major sector = North-Western Alps
- section = Graian Alps
- subsection = North-eastern Graian Alps
- supergroup = Catena del Gran Paradiso
- group = Gruppo Grivola-Gran Serra
- subgroup = Sottogruppo della Grivola
- code = I/B-7.IV-A.3.b
Huts
- Rifugio Federico Chabod (2,750 m)
- Bivacco Luciano Gratton (3,198 m)
- Bivacco Mario Balzola (3,477 m)
- Bivacco Mario Gontier (2,309 m)
- Rifugio Vittorio Emanuele II (2,732 m)
- Rifugio Vittorio Sella (2,588 m)[6]
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