Lanzo Valleys

Lanzo Valleys
Valli di Lanzo
The valleys as seen from Punta Lunelle
Location of the valley in Piedmont, NW Italy
Floor elevation500–3,670 m (1,640–12,040 ft)
Lengtharound 40 km (25 mi) west east
Geology
TypeRiver valley
Geography
LocationPiedmont, Italy
Coordinates45°16′59″N 7°24′00″E / 45.283°N 7.4°E / 45.283; 7.4
RiversStura di Lanzo

The Lanzo Valleys (in Italian Valli di Lanzo, in Piedmontese Valade ëd Lans) is a group of three valleys in the north-west of Piedmont in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy. They are located in the Graian Alps of Piedmont, between the Valle dell'Orco to the north and the Val di Susa to the south. Crossed by various streams which in each valley is called Stura and which flow into the river Stura di Lanzo, the valleys take their name from the town of Lanzo, located on an ancient glacial moraine at the end of the valleys.