Alagna Valsesia is a comune and small village high in the Valsesia alpine valley in the province of Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy, a UNESCO World heritage site since 2013. It is a tourist place for mountaineering and winter sports, and it is internationally renowned for the freeride off-piste skiing. It is also the traditional starting point for the Margherita Hut climb, at 4,554 metres above sea level, the highest building in Europe. It was originally settled by Walser at the beginning of the 12th century. It is located at an elevation of 1,191 metres just south of the Monte Rosa, elevation 4,638 metres; It is very close to Milan and to the international Milan–Malpensa Airport.
Since December 2005 a cable car connects Alagna with Gressoney through the Passo dei Salati.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alagna_Valsesia
Coordinates 45°51'4.359" N 7°56'13.836" E
