Monte Viso
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Monte Viso is a prominent peak in the Cottian Alps of northwest Italy, noted for its distinctive pyramid shape and as one of the highest mountains in the region.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Alpine four-thousander candidate
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mountain ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Il Re di Pietra
NERFINISHED
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Monviso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climbingDifficulty | PD ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| elevation | 3841 m ⓘ |
| firstAscentBy |
Frederick William Jacomb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean-Baptiste Croz NERFINISHED ⓘ Michel Croz NERFINISHED ⓘ William Mathews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAscentDate | 1861-08-30 ⓘ |
| hasMountainHut |
Rifugio Quintino Sella al Monviso
NERFINISHED
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Rifugio Vallanta NERFINISHED ⓘ Rifugio Vitale Giacoletti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRockType |
metamorphic rock
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ophiolite ⓘ |
| hasSummitName | Monviso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLandmarkFor | Piedmont plain ⓘ |
| isolation | 31.9 km ⓘ |
| listedIn | SOIUSA classification of the Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cottian Alps
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ⓘ
Piedmont ⓘ northwestern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Cottian Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Crissolo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyValley |
Val Po
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valle Varaita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| normalRoute | southern slope route from Quintino Sella hut ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high prominence over surrounding terrain
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pyramidal shape ⓘ |
| parentPeak | Mont Blanc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Alps ⓘ |
| photoSubjectOf | Italian 1-cent euro coin (reverse background silhouette) ⓘ |
| prominence | 2062 m ⓘ |
| protectedArea |
Parco Naturale del Monviso
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Parco del Monviso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
near the French border
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southwest of Turin ⓘ |
| SOIUSAMainPart | Western Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SOIUSAMajorSector | South Western Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SOIUSASector | Cottian Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SOIUSASubgroup | Gruppo del Monviso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceOf | Po River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translationOfNickname | The Stone King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Po Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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