Grivola

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.

Grivola
The Grivola
Highest point
Elevation	3,969 m (13,022 ft)
Prominence	714 m (2,343 ft)[1]
Isolation	8.54 km (5.31 mi)
Listing	Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates	45°35′48″N 7°15′52″E
Geography
Grivola Italy
Location	Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent range	Graian Alps
Climbing
First ascent	1859 by Ormsby, Bruce, Fidèle-Ambroise Dayné, Cachat and Tairraz
Easiest route	From Col du Lauson (3,296 m)

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]

See also

• Alps portal

• List of mountains of the Alps above 3000 m

References

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

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

External links

• Grivola on SummitPost
• Grivola on Camptocamp