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Punta Merciantaira

{{short description|Mountain in Italy}}

{{Infobox mountain

|name = Punta Merciantaira

| other_name = Grand Glaiza

|photo = Grand Glaiza.JPG

|photo_caption = The French side of the mountain

|elevation_m = 3,293

|elevation_ref =

|prominence_m = 479

|prominence_ref = {{cite web|url=https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=88769|title = Grand Glaiza - Peakbagger|publisher = peakbagger.com|accessdate = 24 May 2020}}

|map = Alps

|map_caption = Location in the Alps

| listing = Alpine mountains above 3000 m

| location = Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Piemonte, Italy

|range = Cottian Alps

|coordinates = {{coord|44.8493|N|6.8824|E|type:mountain_region:IT_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|range_coordinates =

|first_ascent =

| easiest_route = Hike

}}

The Punta Merciantaira (in Italian{{Cite book | language = it | title =Rivista mensile | volume = 18 | author = AA.VV. | year = 1899 | publisher = Club Alpino Italiano - Consiglio direttivo (Sede centrale)| pages = 113 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=K6AVAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Punta+Merciantaira%22 |access-date = 2018-11-28}} ) or Grand Glaiza (in French{{Cite web | language = fr | title = Géoportail | publisher = IGN | access-date = 2018-11-28 | url = https://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/carte }}) is a 3,293 metres high mountain of the Cottian Alps.{{Cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=uqxQTuz9I_4C&q=Grand+Glaiza++cottian+alps&pg=PA17 | page = 17 | title = Walking in the Alps: a comprehensive guide to walking and trekking throughout the Alps | first = Kev | last = Reynolds |author-link=Kev Reynolds| publisher = Cicerone Press Limited | year = 2011 | isbn = 9781849654388 | access-date = 2018-11-28 }}

Geography

The peak is located on the French-Italian border between the Metropolitan City of Turin (Piedmont) and the French department of Hautes-Alpes (Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur). It belongs to the Main chain of the Alps. Administratively the mountain is part of the Italian comune of Cesana Torinese (north face) and the French commune of Cervières.

= SOIUSA classification =

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:{{cite book

| last = Marazzi

| first = Sergio

| author-link =

| title = Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA

| publisher = Priuli & Verlucca

| series =

| year = 2005

| language = Italian

| page = 88

| doi =

| isbn = 978-88-8068-273-8

}}

  • main part = Western Alps
  • major sector = South Western Alps
  • section = Cottian Alps
  • subsection = Central Cottian Alps
  • supergroup = Catena Bric Froid-Rochebrune-Beal Traversier
  • group = Gruppo Ramière-Merciantaira
  • subgroup = Sottogruppo del Merciantaira
  • code = I/A-4.II-B.4.b

Access to the summit

File:Merciantaira_cima.jpg

The summit of the Grand Glaiza can be easily accessed starting from Les Fonts (commune of Cervières) in less than 4 hours' walk following a waymarked footpath.{{ Cite web | url = https://www.gulliver.it/itinerario/8906/ | title = Merciantaira (Punta) o Grand Glaiza da les Fonts | author = user mario-mont | date = 2009-07-19 | language = it | access-date = 2018-11-26 }} The easiest route from the Italian side, starting from Grange di Thuras (Cesana Torinese), is longer and requires a good hiking experience.{{cite web

| title = Merciantaira (Punta) o Grand Glaiza da grange Thuras | language = it | author = user diecimilapiedi | date = 2012-07-02 | url = http://www.gulliver.it/itinerario/55701/ |access-date=2018-11-28 }}

References

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  • {{cite web|url = http://pano.ica-net.it/en/Grandi/Merciantaria.htm|title = 360 degrees panoramic photograph from the summit | publisher = Pano.ica-net.it}}

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