Pelvo d'Elva is a mountain in the
Cottian Alps
The Cottian Alps (; ; ) are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps. They form the border between France (Hautes-Alpes and Savoie) and Italy (Piedmont). The Fréjus Road Tunnel and Fréjus Rail Tunnel between Modane and Susa, Ital ...
, in eastern
Piedmont
Piedmont ( ; ; ) is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the northwest Italy, Northwest of the country. It borders the Liguria region to the south, the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions to the east, and the Aosta Valley region to the ...
, northern
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
. It has an elevation of .
Dividing the
Varaita
The Varaita (; ; ) is a river of the Province of Cuneo in northwest Italy. It is the first right tributary of the Po River.
Geography
The river springs at an elevation of some on the slopes of Monviso, in the Cottian Alps near the French bord ...
and
Maira Valley
Maira Valley (in Italian ''Val Maira'' or ''Valle Macra'') is a valley in south-west of Piedmont in the Province of Cuneo, Italy.
Etymology
The valley takes its name from the river Maira, a right-hand tributary of the Po which flows through the ...
s, it is located across the communal territory of
Elva and
Bellino.
Mountains of Piedmont
Alpine three-thousanders
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