Chiusella Valley
The Chiusella valley is a valley in the Province of Turin.Etymology
Valchiusella takes its name from Chiusella, a right-hand tributary of the Dora Baltea which flows through the valley.Geography
The valley starts in the Graian Alps from the rough mountains where it meets with Aosta and Soana valleys and initially encompasses an almost unpopulated area used as pasturage during the summer. After Traversella the valley widens and becomes a hilly area punctuated with several small towns and villages.The Val Chiusella is divided among the municipalities of:
- Alice Superiore,
- Brosso,
- Issiglio,
- Lugnacco,
- Meugliano,
- Pecco,
- Rueglio,
- Trausella,
- Traversella,
- Vico Canavese,
- Vidracco,
- Vistrorio
Among the summits which surround the valley there are:
- Monfandì - 2.819 m
- Monte Giavino - 2.766 m
- Monte Marzo - 2.756 m
- Punta Liamau - 2.734 m
- Punta Mariasco - 2.412 m
- Monte Gregorio - 1955 m
- Cima Bossola - 1.510 m
