Bessanèse
Uia di Bessanese
Bessanèse from the Italian side
Highest point
Elevation3,592 m (11,785 ft)
Prominence394 m (1,293 ft)[1]
Isolation3.42 km (2.13 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates45°11′N 7°04′E / 45.18°N 7.07°E / 45.18; 7.07
Geography
Bessanèse is located in Alps
Bessanèse
Bessanèse
Location in the Alps
LocationSavoie, France and Piedmont, Italy
Parent rangeGraian Alps
Climbing
First ascent31-8-1857 by Antonio Tonini[2]

Bessanèse (Uia di Bessanese in Italian) (3,594 m), is a mountain of the Graian Alps on the France and Italy border.

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

References

Media related to Uia di Bessanese at Wikimedia Commons

  1. "Uia Di Bessanese". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. Berutto & Fornelli 1980, p. 275
  3. "Bessanese - summitpost". summitpost.org. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.