Grivola
{{Short description|Mountain in the Graian Alps in Italy}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Grivola
| photo = Grivola 0002.JPG
| photo_caption = The Grivola
| elevation_m = 3969
| elevation_ref =
| prominence_m = 714
| prominence_ref = {{cite peakbagger |pid=9947 |name=Grivola, Italy}}
| listing = Alpine mountains above 3000 m
| map = Italy
| map_caption = Italy
| location = Aosta Valley, Italy
| range = Graian Alps
| coordinates = {{coord|45|35|48|N|7|15|52|E|type:mountain_region:IT_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| range_coordinates =
| type =
| first_ascent = 1859 by Ormsby, Bruce, Fidèle-Ambroise Dayné, Cachat and Tairraz
| easiest_route = From Col du Lauson (3,296 m)
}}
The Grivola (IPA [gʁivola]; 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 thrushChissà perché si chiamano così, Tipografia Duc, Saint-Christophe, 2011, p. 118. ({{langx|fr|grive}}). Joseph-Marie Henry indicated grivoline ({{langx|fr|grivoise}}), a pretty young girl, as for Jungfrau.Joseph-Marie Henry, Les ràye di soleil, ed. Mottes, Turin, 1935, p. 30. Paul-Louis Rousset says that the origin is gri in Valgrisenche Valdôtain, meaning "loose stones".Paul-Louis Rousset, Ipotesi sulle radici preindoeuropee dei toponimi alpini, ed. Priuli & Verlucca, 1991, p. 62.
SOIUSA classification
According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain is classified in the following way:{{cite book
| last = Marazzi
| first = Sergio
| authorlink =
| title = Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA
| publisher = Priuli & Verlucca
| series =
| year = 2005
| language = Italian
| page = 113
| doi =
| isbn = 978-88-8068-273-8
}}
- 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)[http://www.rifugiosella.com/indexinveng.html www.rifugiosella.com]
See also
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References
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Maps
- Italian official cartography (Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: [http://www.pcn.minambiente.it/viewer/ 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
External links
- [http://www.summitpost.org/page/151211 Grivola on SummitPost]
- [http://www.camptocamp.org/summits/41619/en/grivola Grivola on Camptocamp]
Category:Mountains of the Graian Alps