Grivola
The Grivola (3,969 m) is a mountain in the Graian Alps in Italy. It lies between the Valsavarenche and the Cogne Valley. Etymology. Grivola was named in different ways in the past: "Grivola" firstly appeared in 1845. Giuseppe Giacosa says is comes from Valdôtain "griva", meaning song thrush (). Joseph-Marie Henry indicated "grivoline" (), a pretty young girl, as for Jungfrau. Paul-Louis Rousset says that the origin is "gri" in Valgrisenche Valdôtain, meaning "loose stones". SOIUSA classification. According to SOIUSA ("International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps") the mountain is classified in the following way: