Punta Merciantaira

Punta Merciantaira
Punta Merciantaira
Grand Glaiza
	The French side of the mountain
Highest point
Elevation	3,293 m (10,804 ft)[1]
Prominence	479 m (1,572 ft)[2]
Isolation	4.23 km (2.63 mi)
Listing	Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates	44°50′57″N 6°52′57″E
Geography
	Punta Merciantaira Location in the Alps
Location	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France ; Piemonte, Italy
Parent range	Cottian Alps
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

The Punta Merciantaira (in Italian[3] ) or Grand Glaiza (in French[1]) is a 3,293 metres high mountain of the Cottian Alps.[4]

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:[5]

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

Mountain top.

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 foothpath.[6] The easiest route from the Italian side, starting from Grange di Thuras (Cesana Torinese), is longer and requires a good hiking experience.[7]

References

"Géoportail" (in French). IGN. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
"Grand Glaiza - Peakbagger". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
AA.VV. (1899). Rivista mensile (in Italian). Vol. 18. Club Alpino Italiano - Consiglio direttivo (Sede centrale). p. 113. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
Reynolds, Kev (2011). Walking in the Alps: a comprehensive guide to walking and trekking throughout the Alps. Cicerone Press Limited. p. 17. ISBN 9781849654388. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 88. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
user mario-mont (2009-07-19). "Merciantaira (Punta) o Grand Glaiza da les Fonts" (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-11-26. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
user diecimilapiedi (2012-07-02). "Merciantaira (Punta) o Grand Glaiza da grange Thuras" (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-11-28. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)

Maps

Italian official cartography (Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it
French official cartography (Institut géographique national - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr
Istituto Geografico Centrale - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 1 Valli di Susa Chisone e Germanasca

External links

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"360 degrees panoramic photograph from the summit". Pano.ica-net.it.

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[IGN-1] "Géoportail" (in French). IGN. Retrieved 2018-11-28.

[2] "Grand Glaiza - Peakbagger". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[3] AA.VV. (1899). Rivista mensile (in Italian). Vol. 18. Club Alpino Italiano - Consiglio direttivo (Sede centrale). p. 113. Retrieved 2018-11-28.

[4] Reynolds, Kev (2011). Walking in the Alps: a comprehensive guide to walking and trekking throughout the Alps. Cicerone Press Limited. p. 17. ISBN 9781849654388. Retrieved 2018-11-28.

[5] Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 88. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.

[6] user mario-mont (2009-07-19). "Merciantaira (Punta) o Grand Glaiza da les Fonts" (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-11-26. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)

[gulli1-7] user diecimilapiedi (2012-07-02). "Merciantaira (Punta) o Grand Glaiza da grange Thuras" (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-11-28. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)