Grand Golliat Explained

Grand Golliat
Elevation M:3238
Prominence M:368
Prominence Ref:[1]
Listing:Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Map:Alps
Location:Aosta Valley, Italy
Valais, Switzerland
Range:Pennine Alps
Coordinates:45.8593°N 7.1012°W

The Grand Golliat (also spelled Grand Golliaz) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located between the Petit Col Ferret and the Great St. Bernard Pass. At 3,238 metres above sea level, its summit straddles the border between Switzerland and Italy, separating the Swiss canton of Valais from the Italian region of Aosta Valley. The name Golliat comes from "gouilles" or small lakes located on the Italian side of the mountain.[2]

The Grand Golliat is the southernmost mountain rising above 3,000 metres in Switzerland.

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Notes and References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located south of the Aiguille de la Belle Combe at 2,870 metres.
  2. http://www.orsieres.ch/index.cfm?Page=Buildpage&MainMenuId=134&SousMenuId=289&SousSousMenuId=265&langue=En The Grand Golliat