Ciarforon

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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.

Elevation3,642 m (11,949 ft)
Coordinates45°29′40″N 7°14′48″E
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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
Geography
CiarforonCharforon is located in Alps
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Ciarforon
Charforon
Location in the Alps
LocationAosta Valley and Piedmont, Italy
Parent rangeGraian Alps
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Location

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

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