Bessanèse

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
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

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