Mont Mars
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 / 45.63444; 7.91444
Geography
Mont Mars Location in the Alps
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.

Geography

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]}

Access to the summit

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]

Mountain huts

• Coda Mountain Hut (2,280 m)

Maps

• Italian official cartography ( Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it
• Province of Biella cartography: Carta dei sentieri della Provincia di Biella, 1:25.00 scale, 2004; on line version: webgis.provincia.biella.it
• Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi, 1:50.000 scale, nr. 9 Ivrea, Biella e Bassa Valle d'Aosta, Istituto Geografico Centrale - Torino

References

This article was originally translated from its counterpart on the Italian Wikipedia, specifically from this version.

See also

Media related to Monte Mars at Wikimedia Commons