Punta Lavina

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Punta Lavina
Tour de Lavina
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Torre di Lavina
Highest point
Elevation 3,308 m (10,853 ft)
Prominence 485 m (1,591 ft) [1]
Listing Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates 45°33′23″N7°26′52″E / 45.55637°N 7.4477°E / 45.55637; 7.4477 Coordinates: 45°33′23″N7°26′52″E / 45.55637°N 7.4477°E / 45.55637; 7.4477
Geography
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Punta Lavina
Tour de Lavina
Location in the Alps
Location Aosta Valley and Piedmont, Italy
Parent range Graian Alps

Punta Lavina (French: Tour de Lavina [2] - sometimes referred to as Torre di Lavina in Italian) (3,308m) is a mountain of the Graian Alps located on the border of Aosta Valley and Piedmont, Italy. It is located between the Aostan Cogne Valley in the north and the Piedmontese Soana Valley in the South. The mountain has an elegant pyramidal shape which is easily recognisable from both Canavese and Turin. It lies entirely within the Gran Paradiso National Park. [3]

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References

  1. "Torre Lavina Sud - Peakvisor". Peakvisor.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  2. SCT Partout géonavigateur - Aosta Valley [ permanent dead link ]
  3. "Torre di Lavina - summitpost". summitpost.org. Retrieved 23 February 2015.