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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
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)
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).
The Royal Ultra Sky Marathon (also known as Royal Gran Paradiso), is an international skyrunning competition held for the first time in 2008. It runs every two years (the SkyRace from 2011) in Ceresole Reale ( Italy ) in July and consists of two races, the Ultra is valid for the Skyrunner World Series .
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]
Émile Rey (August 1846 — 24 August 1895) was an alpine mountain guide from Aosta Valley in Italy. Dubbed "the Prince of Guides" in Courmayeur, he was one of the most renowned guides at the end of the 19th century, making many first ascents on some of the highest and most difficult mountains in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps. [1]