Levanna Centrale, Mountain summit in Graian Alps, France and Italy

Levanna Centrale is the highest summit of the Levanne group at 3,619 meters, on the border between Italy and France. It lies between Levanna Occidentale and Levanna Orientale. The peak has a jagged ridge line, steep rock faces with small snow patches near the top, and a glacier with dark crevasses flowing down its face above grey scree slopes.

The first ascent was made on 17 August 1875 by A. Gramaglia and L. Vaccarone. Their climb is the earliest recorded ascent of Levanna Centrale, the highest summit of the Levanne group on the France-Italy border.

The massif has three summits: Levanna Occidentale, Levanna Centrale and Levanna Orientale, with the central one the highest at 3,619 m. The name Levanna is shared by all three peaks on the France-Italy border, and climbers on the normal route from L'Ecot in Bonneval-sur-Arc pass below the glacier shown on the mountain's face.

The only route recorded in the sources starts on the French side at L'Ecot, in Bonneval-sur-Arc, and climbs to the summit. The peak lies on the Italy-France border between Levanna Occidentale and Levanna Orientale, so plan the approach from the valley you can actually reach. Snow and ice remain near the top even when the lower scree is bare.

The summit sits exactly where two major protected areas meet: Gran Paradiso National Park in Italy and Vanoise National Park in France. This location makes it a special boundary point between two distinct conservation zones.