The Grande Rochère is a
mountain
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of the Italian
Pennine Alps
The Pennine Alps (, , , ), sometimes referred to as the Valais Alps (which are just the Northern Swiss part of the Pennine Alps), are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in Italy (the Aosta Valley and Piedmont) an ...
, located north of
Morgex
Morgex ( Valdôtain: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy
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in the
Aosta Valley
The Aosta Valley ( ; ; ; or ), officially the Autonomous Region of Aosta Valley, is a mountainous Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, autonomous region in northwestern Italy. It is bordered by Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fr ...
. Reaching a height of 3,326 metres above sea level, it is the culminating point of the group lying between the
Col Ferret and the
Great St. Bernard Pass.
References
External links
Grande Rochère on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Italy
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