Mont Mars | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,600 m (8,500 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 413 m (1,355 ft) [1] [2] |
Isolation | 10.53 km (6.54 mi)
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Listing | Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m |
Coordinates | 45°38′04″N 7°54′52″E / 45.63444°N 7.91444°E |
Geography | |
Location | Piedmont/ Aosta Valley, Italy |
Parent range | Alpi Biellesi |
Mont Mars ( Italian: Monte Mars or Mont Mars locally; from French) at 2,600 m, is the highest peak of the Biellese Alps, north-western Italy.
It is located on the water divide between the Lys Valley ( Aosta Valley) and the Elvo Valley ( Province of Biella).
In the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) it gives the name to a mountain group called "Catena Tre Vescovi - Mars". [3]
It gives its name to a nearby nature reserve, the Mont Mars Nature Reserve (Italian: Riserva Naturale Mont Mars; French: Réserve naturelle du mont-Mars). [4] [5]
It can be ascended from the south, starting from the Sanctuary of Oropa or, from the North, starting from the Lys Valley. The summit provides a panorama across the plains of the Po Valley and of the Monte Rosa massif.
A classical climbing route reaches the summit following the SSW ridge of the mountain, named Crête de Carisey. [6]
Media related to
Monte Mars at Wikimedia Commons
Mont Mars | |
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![]() | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,600 m (8,500 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 413 m (1,355 ft) [1] [2] |
Isolation | 10.53 km (6.54 mi)
![]() |
Listing | Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m |
Coordinates | 45°38′04″N 7°54′52″E / 45.63444°N 7.91444°E |
Geography | |
Location | Piedmont/ Aosta Valley, Italy |
Parent range | Alpi Biellesi |
Mont Mars ( Italian: Monte Mars or Mont Mars locally; from French) at 2,600 m, is the highest peak of the Biellese Alps, north-western Italy.
It is located on the water divide between the Lys Valley ( Aosta Valley) and the Elvo Valley ( Province of Biella).
In the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) it gives the name to a mountain group called "Catena Tre Vescovi - Mars". [3]
It gives its name to a nearby nature reserve, the Mont Mars Nature Reserve (Italian: Riserva Naturale Mont Mars; French: Réserve naturelle du mont-Mars). [4] [5]
It can be ascended from the south, starting from the Sanctuary of Oropa or, from the North, starting from the Lys Valley. The summit provides a panorama across the plains of the Po Valley and of the Monte Rosa massif.
A classical climbing route reaches the summit following the SSW ridge of the mountain, named Crête de Carisey. [6]
Media related to
Monte Mars at Wikimedia Commons