| Bessanèse | |
|---|---|
| Uia di Bessanese | |
 Bessanèse from the Italian side | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,592 m (11,785 ft) |
| Prominence | 394 m (1,293 ft) |
| 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 / 45.18; 7.07 |
| Geography | |
  BessanèseLocation in the Alps
| |
| Location | Savoie, France and Piedmont, Italy |
| Parent range | Graian Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 31-8-1857 by Antonio Tonini |
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.
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
- 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
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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