Ciarforon or Charforon[2] (3,642m), is a mountain in the Gran Paradiso massif of the Graian Alps on the border of Aosta Valley and Piedmont, Italy.

Ciarforon
Charforon
Highest point
Elevation3,642 m (11,949 ft)
Prominence341[1]
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates45°29′40″N 7°14′48″E / 45.494444°N 7.246592°E / 45.494444; 7.246592
Geography
Ciarforon Charforon is located in Alps
Ciarforon Charforon
Ciarforon
Charforon
Location in the Alps
LocationAosta Valley and Piedmont, Italy
Parent rangeGraian Alps

Location

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It lies south of Gran Paradiso, on the watershed between Valsavarenche and the Orco Valley. It boasts a mighty dome-shaped summit and a huge ice sheet on its upper slopes. The mountain is glaciated on all four sides.[3]

 
The domed summit of Ciarforon

References

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  1. ^ "Ciarforon". peakbagging.top. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. ^ SCT Partout géonavigateur - Aosta Valley[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Ciarforon - summitpost". summitpost.org. Retrieved 28 January 2015.