Orsiera-Rocciavrè Natural Park
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The Orsiera-Rocciavrè Natural Park (Italian: Parco naturale Orsiera-Rocciavrè) is a nature reserve in Piedmont, Italy. Established in 1980, it covers a large Alpine area between the Val Susa and the Val Chisone, in the Graian Alps and the Cottian Alps. The park's highest point is the peak of Monte Orsiera, standing 2,890 meters above sea level. Famous spots like the Colle delle Finestre, the Fenestrelle Fort, and the Montebenedetto Charterhouse are also inside the park.
Since 2009, the park has been cared for by the Ente di gestione delle aree protette delle Alpi Cozie, which also manages other nearby natural areas such as the Val Troncea, Lakes of Avigliana, and Gran Bosco di Salbertrand.
The park is home to many types of plants, including Scotch pines, larches, beeches, and alders. Animals living there include chamoises, alpine ibexes, marmots, mouflons, red deer, wolves, foxes, European badgers, black grouses, Eurasian sparrowhawks, and golden eagles.
There are five mountain huts in the park, connected by the Giro dell'Orsiera (Tour of the Orsiera), a 55-km GR footpath that goes around Monte Orsiera.
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