Grivola

Grivola
Grivola
	The Grivola
Highest point
Elevation	3,969 m (13,022 ft)
Prominence	714 m (2,343 ft)
Isolation	8.54 km (5.31 mi)
Listing	Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates	45°35′48″N7°15′52″E / 45.59667°N 7.26444°E
Geography
	Grivola Italy
Location	Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent range	Graian Alps
Climbing
First ascent	1859 by Ormsby, Bruce, Ambrogio Dayné, Cachat and Tairraz
Easiest route	From Col Lauson (3,296 m)

Last updated December 07, 2023

The Grivola (3,969 m) is a mountain in the Graian Alps in Italy. It lies between the Valsavarenche and the Cogne Valley.

Etymology

Grivola was named in different ways in the past:

Pic de Cogne
Grivolet
Bec de Grivola
Aiguille de Grivola

"Grivola" firstly appeared in 1845. Giuseppe Giacosa says it comes from Valdôtain griva, meaning song thrush ^[2] (French : grive). Joseph-Marie Henry indicated grivoline (French : grivoise), a pretty young girl, as for Jungfrau.^[3] Paul-Louis Rousset says that the origin is gri in Valgrisenche Valdôtain, meaning "loose stones".^[4]

SOIUSA classification

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain is classified in the following way:^[5]

main part = Western Alps
major sector = North-Western Alps
section = Graian Alps
subsection = North-eastern Graian Alps
supergroup = Catena del Gran Paradiso
group = Gruppo Grivola-Gran Serra
subgroup = Sottogruppo della Grivola
code = I/B-7.IV-A.3.b

Huts

Rifugio Federico Chabod (2,750 m)
Bivacco Luciano Gratton (3,198 m)
Bivacco Mario Balzola (3,477 m)
Bivacco Mario Gontier (2,309 m)
Rifugio Vittorio Emanuele II (2,732 m)
Rifugio Vittorio Sella (2,588 m)^[6]

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References

↑ "Grivola, Italy". Peakbagger.com.
↑ Chissà perché si chiamano così, Tipografia Duc, Saint-Christophe, 2011, p. 118.
↑ Joseph-Marie Henry, Les ràye di soleil, ed. Mottes, Turin, 1935, p. 30.
↑ Paul-Louis Rousset, Ipotesi sulle radici preindoeuropee dei toponimi alpini, ed. Priuli & Verlucca, 1991, p. 62.
↑ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 113. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
↑ www.rifugiosella.com

Maps

Italian official cartography ( Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it
I.G.C. (Istituto Geografico Centrale) - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi 1:50.000 scale n.3 Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso and 1:25.000 n.101 Gran Paradiso, La Grivola, Cogne

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[1] "Grivola, Italy". Peakbagger.com.

[2] Chissà perché si chiamano così, Tipografia Duc, Saint-Christophe, 2011, p. 118.

[3] Joseph-Marie Henry, Les ràye di soleil, ed. Mottes, Turin, 1935, p. 30.

[4] Paul-Louis Rousset, Ipotesi sulle radici preindoeuropee dei toponimi alpini, ed. Priuli & Verlucca, 1991, p. 62.

[5] Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 113. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.

[6] www.rifugiosella.com

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