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Also known as Grand-Paradis

mountain in the Graian Alps located between the Aosta Valley and Piedmont regions of north-west Italy

Key facts

Elevation
4,061 m (13,323 ft)
Prominence
1,888 m (6,194 ft)
Listing
Ultra
English translation
'Great Paradise'
Location
Piedmont ( Metropolitan City of Turin ) and Aosta Valley , Italy
Parent range
Graian Alps
First ascent
September 4, 1860 by Cowell, Dundas, Payot and Tairraz
Easiest route
rock/ice climb

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
mountain
Country
Italy
Located in
Cogne
Elevation
4061
Image
Gran Paradiso.jpg
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Commons category
Gran Paradiso
Commons gallery
Gran Paradiso Massif
topographic prominence
1888
topographic isolation
45.1
located in/on physical feature
Graian Alps
located in protected area
Gran Paradiso National Park
mountain range
Gran Paradiso massif
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Encyclopedic overview

The Gran Paradiso ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈɡram paraˈdiːzo]) or Grand Paradis (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ paʁadi] both lit. 'Great Paradise') is a mountain in the Graian Alps in Italy, located between the Aosta Valley and Piedmont regions. It is located in Gran Paradiso National Park.

Etymology

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gran Paradiso” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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