Bessanèse
Bessanèse (Uia di Bessanese in Italian) (3,594 m), is a mountain of the Graian Alps on the France and Italy border.
Bessanèse | |
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Uia di Bessanese | |
![]() Bessanèse from the Italian side | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,592 m (11,785 ft) |
Prominence | 394 m (1,293 ft)[1] |
Isolation | 3.42 km (2.13 mi) ![]() |
Listing | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
Coordinates | 45°11′N 7°04′E |
Geography | |
![]() ![]() Bessanèse Location in the Alps | |
Location | Savoie, France and Piedmont, Italy |
Parent range | Graian Alps |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 31-8-1857 by Antonio Tonini[2] |
Features
Most famous on its Italian side, the mountain lies at the head of the Valli di Lanzo, around 30 km north of Turin. A popular hiking peak, its summit lies on a 150 m long ridge.[3]
Bibliography
- Berutto, Giulio; Fornelli, Lino (1980). Alpi Graie Meridionali, Guida dei Monti d'Italia (in Italian). Milano: Club Alpino Italiano and Touring Club Italiano. ISBN 978-88-365-0077-2.
Maps
- French official cartography (Institut géographique national - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr Archived 2007-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Istituto Geografico Centrale - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi 1:50.000 nr 2 Valli di Lanzo e Moncenisio
References
Media related to Uia di Bessanese at Wikimedia Commons
- "Uia Di Bessanese". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- Berutto & Fornelli 1980, p. 275
- "Bessanese - summitpost". summitpost.org. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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