Aosta Valley, Italy
Gran Paradiso
Trip Guide & 3D Map
Graian Alps · Difficulty, season, and access — then explore the 3D terrain
Trip readiness
- Difficulty
- Alpine glacier
- Best season
- Jun–Sep
- Access / staging
- Valsavarenche, Aosta Valley
Peak stats
- Location
- Aosta Valley, Italy
- Elevation
- 13,323 ft
- Prominence
- 6,165 ft
- Mountain range
- Graian Alps
- Difficulty
- Alpine glacier
Geography & climbing context
Highest peak entirely in Italy — the classic first 4000er of the Graian Alps.
Gran Paradiso is Italy’s highest mountain wholly inside the country and a popular first 4000er. The normal route from Rifugio Vittorio Emanuele II is a glacier climb to a short final scramble on the Madonna summit block. Stage in Valsavarenche (Aosta Valley) inside Gran Paradiso National Park.
After you check trip readiness for Gran Paradiso, explore the summit on PeakAtlas3D’s interactive 3D topographic map in the Graian Alps, Aosta Valley, Italy.
Closest places
- Valsavarenche — Aosta Valley via Rifugio Vittorio Emanuele II
Notable trails & routes
- Normal route via Rifugio Vittorio Emanuele
- Chabod approach