Bessanèse
| Bessanèse | |
|---|---|
| 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 / 45.18°N 7.07°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] |
Bessanèse (Uia di Bessanese in Italian) (3,594 m), is a mountain of the Graian Alps on the France and Italy border.
Features[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
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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