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Gran Paradiso
Gran Paradiso, the highest peak in the Graian Alps, Italy.
Gran Paradiso
mountain, Italy
Gran Paradiso, highest mountain, 13,323 ft (4,061 m), entirely within Italy and the culminating point of the Graian Alps (q.v.). The peak lies within a popular Alpine resort area and is the central attraction of the National Park of Gran Paradiso (1922). In September 1860 the Englishman John Cowell became the first to reach the summit of the mountain.
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