Monte Bo

Monte Bo

Mount Bo from Colma di Biella
Highest point
Elevation 2,556 m (8,386 ft)[1]
Prominence 613 m (2,011 ft)[1][2]
Listing Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m
Coordinates 45°42′54″N 07°59′55″E / 45.71500°N 7.99861°E / 45.71500; 7.99861Coordinates: 45°42′54″N 07°59′55″E / 45.71500°N 7.99861°E / 45.71500; 7.99861
Geography
Monte Bo

Location in the Alps

Location Province of Biella, Italy
Parent range Alpi Biellesi
Climbing
Easiest route from Piedicavallo

Monte Bo (or Cima di Bo) is a mountain in the Alpi Biellesi, a sub-range of Pennine Alps.

Geography

The mountain is located between Sessera and Cervo valleys and is totally included in the province of Biella. It is divided between the comune of Piedicavallo and the mountain exclaves of Pettinengo, Tavigliano and Valle San Nicolao.

SOIUSA classification

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[3]

With an elevation of 2,556 m it's the second highest peak of the Province of Biella after Monte Mars (2,600 m).

Access to the summit

Mount Bo from Punta del Cravile; on its right Punta del Manzo

The easiest route for the summit is a long but well marked footpath starting from Montesinaro, a village belonging to Piedicavallo township. Nearby the mountain's top is located Bivacco Antoniotti, an emergency mountain shelter.

Maps

References

  1. 1 2 Geoportale IGM on www.pcn.minambiente.it
  2. key col: Bocchetta del Croso (1,943  m)
  3. Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 134. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
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