Grand Golliat

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Grand Golliat
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The north side
Highest point
Elevation 3,238 m (10,623 ft)
Prominence 368 m (1,207 ft) [1]
Parent peak Grande Rochère
Isolation 5.8 km (3.6 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Listing Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates 45°51′33.3″N7°06′04.3″E / 45.859250°N 7.101194°E / 45.859250; 7.101194 Coordinates: 45°51′33.3″N7°06′04.3″E / 45.859250°N 7.101194°E / 45.859250; 7.101194
Geography
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Grand Golliat
Location in the Alps
Location Aosta Valley, Italy
Valais, Switzerland
Parent range Pennine Alps

The Grand Golliat (also spelled Grand Golliaz) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located between the Petit Col Ferret and the Great St. Bernard Pass. At 3,238 metres above sea level, its summit straddles the border between Switzerland and Italy, separating the Swiss canton of Valais from the Italian region of Aosta Valley. The name Golliat comes from "gouilles" or small lakes located on the Italian side of the mountain. [2]

The Grand Golliat is the southernmost mountain rising above 3,000 metres in Switzerland.

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References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located south of the Aiguille de la Belle Combe at 2,870 metres.
  2. The Grand Golliat orsieres.ch. Retrieved on 2011-10-18