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Maira Valley

Field	Value
name	Maira Valley
other_name	Val Maira, Valle Macra
photo	Alta Val Maira.jpg
photo_caption	The highest part of the valley
location	Piedmont, Italy
orientation	west east
length	around 45 km
elevation	500 -
type	River valley
map_image	Vallemairaposizione it.png
map_caption	Location of the valley in Piedmont, NW Italy
coordinates

Maira Valley (in Italian Val Maira or Valle Macra) is a valley in south-west of Piedmont in the Province of Cuneo, Italy.

Etymology

The valley takes its name from the river Maira, a right-hand tributary of the Po which flows through the valley.

Geography

The municipalities of the valley are Busca, Villar San Costanzo, Dronero, Roccabruna, Cartignano, San Damiano Macra, Macra, Celle di Macra, Stroppo, Elva, Canosio, Marmora, Prazzo and Acceglio.

Notable summits

Among the notable summits which surround the valley (all of them belonging to the Cottian Alps) there are:

Monte Oronaye - 3100 m
Buc de Nubiera - 3215 m
Brec de Chambeyron - 3412 m
Tête de la Frema - 3143 m
Monte Chersogno - 3026 m
Pelvo d'Elva - 3064 m
Rocca la Marchisa - 3072 m
Monte Maniglia - 3177 m
Monte Sautron - 3166 m
Rocca la Meja - 2831 m
Punta Tempesta - 2679 m
Monte Birrone - 2131 m

References

''Carta Tecnica Regionale'' [[raster graphics. raster]] 1:10.000 (vers.3.0) of Regione Piemonte - 2007

Wikipedia Source

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