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The Punta Merciantaira (in Italian ) or Grand Glaiza (in French) is a 3,293 metres high mountain of the Cottian Alps.
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:
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
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 footpath. The easiest route from the Italian side, starting from Grange di Thuras (Cesana Torinese), is longer and requires a good hiking experience.
References
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
Related articles
France–Italy border
External links
Media related to Punta Merciantaira at Wikimedia Commons
"360 degrees panoramic photograph from the summit". Pano.ica-net.it.