Chiusella Valley
Topographical feature in the Italian Alps
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::summary Topographical feature in the Italian Alps ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox Valley"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Chiusella Valley |
| other_name | Val Chiusella or Valchiusella |
| photo | Valchiusella Veduta Montagne da Brosso.jpg |
| photo_caption | Some of the mountains in the NW of the valley |
| location | Piedmont, Italy |
| orientation | NW SE |
| length | around 25 km |
| elevation | 375 - |
| type | River valley |
| map_image | Valle_chiusella_posizione.png |
| map_caption | Location of the valley in Piedmont, northern Italy |
| coordinates | |
| :: |
|name =Chiusella Valley |other_name = Val Chiusella or Valchiusella |photo =Valchiusella Veduta Montagne da Brosso.jpg |photo_caption = Some of the mountains in the NW of the valley |location =Piedmont, Italy |orientation =NW SE |length =around 25 km |elevation = 375 - |type =River valley |map_image = Valle_chiusella_posizione.png | map_caption =Location of the valley in Piedmont, northern Italy |coordinates =
The Chiusella valley (in Italian Valle Chiusella or, simply, Valchiusella) is a valley in the Province of Turin (Piedmont, Italy).
Etymology
Valchiusella takes its name from Chiusella, a right-hand tributary of the Dora Baltea which flows through the valley.
Geography
The valley starts in the Graian Alps from the rough mountains where it meets with Aosta and Soana valleys and initially encompasses an almost unpopulated area used as pasturage during the summer. After Traversella the valley widens and becomes a hilly area punctuated with several small towns and villages.
Municipalities of the valley
The Val Chiusella is divided among the municipalities of:
Notable summits
Among the summits which surround the valley (all belonging to the Graian Alps) there are:
- Monfandì - 2.819 m
- Monte Giavino - 2.766 m
- Monte Marzo - 2.756 m
- Punta Liamau - 2.734 m
- Punta Mariasco - 2.412 m
- Monte Gregorio - 1955 m
- Cima Bossola - 1.510 m
References
References
- ''Carta Tecnica Regionale'' [[raster graphics. raster]] 1:10.000 (vers.3.0) of Regione Piemonte - 2007
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