Bessanèse
Bessanèse (Uia di Bessanese in Italian) (3,594 m), is a mountain of the Graian Alps on the France and Italy border.
| 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] |
| 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
- Giulio Berutto and Lino Fornelli (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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Maps
- French official cartography (Institut géographique national - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr
- Istituto Geografico Centrale - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi 1:50.000 nr 2 Valli di Lanzo e Moncenisio
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References
- "Uia Di Bessanese". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- (Berutto and Fornelli 1980, p. 275)
- "Bessanese - summitpost". summitpost.org. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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