| Chiusella Valley | |
|---|---|
| Val Chiusella or Valchiusella | |
 Some of the mountains in the NW of the valley | |
 Location of the valley in Piedmont, northern Italy | |
| Floor elevation | 375–2,819 m (1,230–9,249 ft) [1] |
| Length | around 25 km (16 mi)NW SE |
| Geology | |
| Type | River valley |
| Geography | |
| Location | Piedmont, Italy |
| Coordinates | 45°31′01″N7°45′00″E / 45.517°N 7.75°E |
The Chiusella valley (in Italian Valle Chiusella or, simply, Valchiusella) is a valley in the Province of Turin (Piedmont, Italy).
Valchiusella takes its name from Chiusella, a right-hand tributary of the Dora Baltea which flows through the valley.
The valley starts in the Graian Alps from the rough mountains where it meets with Aosta and Soana valleys and initially encompasses an almost unpopulated area used as pasturage during the summer. After Traversella the valley widens and becomes a hilly area punctuated with several small towns and villages.
The Val Chiusella is divided among the municipalities of:
Among the summits which surround the valley (all belonging to the Graian Alps) there are:
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