Urtier Vallon

This valley marks the East border of Cogne Valley. In the place where they spent their lives in the distant past living up there at Crest. This vallon almost a valley, that opens like a large fan finds its end at Col Pontonnet (2.897m) and Champorcher "Finestra" (Window; 2.826m), bordering the Champorcher Valley, but its summit culminates in the Grande Arolla (3.342m) on the border with Valeille. In his circular development it is marked by important pyramids like Punta Tersiva (3.515m) and Torre di Lavina (3.308m), before reaching the Colle Bardoney ((2.833m). Among the latter and Champorcher Window unfold the three important Vallons of Miserino, Acque Rosse, Bardoney, all turned to the Piedmont. Starting from Lillaz Fraction at the entrance of the Urtier Vallon, and continuing clockwise, along this long and popular vallon that leads to the Refuge "Sogno di Berdzè" (Dream of the Shepherd), at the foot of the Fenêtre de Champorcher. the same is crossed by a private farms dirt road, not always feasible, which reaches the Pastures of Goilles Damon, Tsavanis and Manda; different bifurcations depart from it, namely: from the junction 2.280 meters to the West-northwest towards the Pastures of Gueula Dèsott and Damon, Seutse and Taveronna, at the foot of the watershed that falls from Penne Blanche. From the 2.363 meters towards Southeast Alpe Broillot or Broillat. The next part of the bifurcation 2.360 meters towards the Alps Pianas and des Invergneux also called and known as Hevergnes Pastures, under the hill of the same name, just before this last 2.507 meters a second fork leads to the "Baita Hunters Orlando" and the nearby Alp Ponton, under the Tower Ponton. In addition, the road continues linearly to the Hut at the Alpage of Péradza. All this can be done as an alternative path with the path of the High Via, which first runs through the valley floor and then move to the South side of the Torrent Urtier and reach, having doubled in some branches to the Southern vallons, the refuge. This area is divided into two distinct characteristics and particular features: to the North lies the Punta Tersiva, only mountain of some importance in an area free of glaciers but rich waters. Even this mountain on this side provides arid slopes with walls and ridges that day by day are shattered. On the opposite side is not that things change much even presenting the same appearance and you have to wait to get into Valeille to find glaciers. In this area we will consider, however, only the specific areas of the North slope reaching up to the Arietta Hill, but is already in the South. In any case, here is no shortage of proposals for beautiful Walks, including cultural, historical splendid Hiking or Climbing. Not without making first a visit to Cogne with the whole valley floor ...

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