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]

  • main part = Western Alps
  • major sector = North Western Alps
  • section = Pennine Alps
  • subsection = Southern Valsesia Alps
  • supergroup = Alpi Biellesi
  • group = Catena Tre Vescovi - Mars
  • subgroup = Costiera Bo-Cravile-Monticchio
  • code = I/B-9.IV-A.2.b

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

Media related to Monte Bo at Wikimedia Commons

  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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