page_title: Monte Viso
hierarchical_section_title: Monte Viso
caption_attribution_description: The Monviso seen from the Col de Chamoussiere picture taken by user Idéfix August 2006
context_page_description: Monte Viso or Monviso, is the highest mountain of the Cottian Alps. It is located in Italy close to the French border. Monte Viso is well known for its pyramid-like shape and, because it is higher than all its neighbouring peaks by about 500 m, it can be seen from a great distance, including from the Piedmontese plateau, the Langhe, the Theodulpass in the Zermatt ski area and the summits of the Mont Blanc massif. On a very clear day it can be seen from the spires of Milan Cathedral.
  It has been suggested that Monte Viso could be one of the mountains which inspired the Paramount logo.
  In Italy it is also known as Il Re di Pietra because of its prominence within the western Italian Alps landscape. From 29 May 2013, it has become UNESCO's heritage as a cross-border biosphere reserve with France.
context_section_description: Monte Viso or Monviso ([moɱˈviːzo]; Occitan: Vísol; Piedmontese: Brich Monviso or Viso), is the highest mountain of the Cottian Alps. It is located in Italy close to the French border. Monte Viso is well known for its pyramid-like shape and, because it is higher than all its neighbouring peaks by about 500 m, it can be seen from a great distance, including from the Piedmontese plateau, the Langhe, the Theodulpass in the Zermatt ski area and the summits of the Mont Blanc massif. On a very clear day it can be seen from the spires of Milan Cathedral.
  It has been suggested that Monte Viso could be one of the mountains which inspired the Paramount logo.
  In Italy it is also known as Il Re di Pietra (The Stone King) because of its prominence within the western Italian Alps landscape. From 29 May 2013, it has become UNESCO's heritage as a cross-border biosphere reserve with France.
caption: Monviso seen from the Col de Chamoussiere (FR).
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