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The peak is the 7th highest mountain in the Graian Alps, with an elevation of 4,061 m.In the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain belongs to an alpine subsection called "North-Eastern Graian Alps" (It:Alpi del Gran Paradiso; Fr:Alpes du Grand-Paradis) and also gives its name to the gruppo del Gran Paradiso.
Gran Paradiso is the only mountain entirely within the boundaries of Italy that is over 4,000 metres (13,000 feet) high. [9] Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn can be seen from its summit. [9] In 1860, John Cowell became the first person to reach the summit. [10] To the west, the park shares a boundary with France's Vanoise National Park. [2]
The Gran Paradiso National Park covers approximately the western half of the massif, while the Mont Avic Natural Park covers the Champdepraz valley. Geography [ edit ]
The Roc from the ridge in the section between Montcorvé Pass (3,875 m) and the Fenêtre de Montcorvé Pass (3,998 m), the culmination of the Orco - Dora watershed from where the long Valsavarenche-Cogne Valley ridge begins towards the north, including the summit of the Gran Paradiso (4,061 m) and other important peaks of the group, ending with the Grivola (3,969 m)
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It was a special edition, organised to celebrate the 90th birthday of the Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy’s oldest. Fabio Fazio was the special guest. [4] The festival attracted over 6000 participants. [9] The XVII edition of Gran Paradiso Film Festival, which will take place in the summer of 2013, is organized by Fondation Grand Paradis. [10]
The volcanic rich area Gran Carro di Bolsena has a bit of an unknown history. Divers have helped to start piecing together that history, which wasn’t really on the archaeological radar until ...
The Giardino Alpino Paradisia or Jardin alpin Paradisia (French), is an alpine nature preserve and botanical garden located at 1700 meters altitude in the Gran Paradiso National Park at Valnontey, Cogne, Aosta Valley, Italy. It is open daily in the warmer months. The garden was founded in 1955, and named for Paradisea liliastrum (St. Bruno's Lily).