Becca di Nona

Becca di Nona
Pic de Nona

Becca di Nona in the foreground, with the higher Monte Emilius in the background (left).
Highest point
Elevation 3,142 m (10,308 ft)
Coordinates 45°41′17.19″N 7°21′54.09″E / 45.6881083°N 7.3650250°E / 45.6881083; 7.3650250Coordinates: 45°41′17.19″N 7°21′54.09″E / 45.6881083°N 7.3650250°E / 45.6881083; 7.3650250
Geography
Becca di Nona
Pic de Nona

Location in Italy

Location Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent range Graian Alps

Becca di Nona (French: Pic de Nona) is a peak in the Graian Alps of the Aosta Valley in north-western Italy. Together with Monte Emilius, it is one of the main mountains visible from Aosta looking southwards.

History

This mountain was known in the past as Pic de douze heures, that is to say "12 p.m. peak" in French, as the sun stands right on top of it at noon.

In 1857, the Aostan mountaineer and doctor Laurent Cerise nominated it Pic Carrel, to dedicate it to Georges Carrel, but his proposal was not accepted.

The hagiography of St Anselm written by his chaplain Eadmer records that, when he was a child, he had a mystical vision of God and his court on the mountain.[1]

Sports

At the top is a cast iron statue of St. Mary. Every year a running race, the Becca di Nona Skyrace or Skyrace Ville d'Aoste, is organized starting from Émile Chanoux square in Aosta, arriving to the peak and returning to the city.

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