Monte Bo
Monte Bo (or Cima di Bo[3]) is a mountain in the Alpi Biellesi, a sub-range of Pennine Alps.
| Monte Bo | |
|---|---|
| Cima di 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] |
| Isolation | 5.46 km (3.39 mi)  |
| Listing | Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m |
| Coordinates | 45°42′54″N 07°59′55″E |
| Geography | |
  Monte Bo Location in the Alps | |
| Location | Province of Biella, Italy |
| Parent range | Alpi Biellesi |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | from Piedicavallo |
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:[4]
- 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
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.
The summit of the Bo is a well known hiking destination, and since the 19th century it has been celebrated because:
- It commands a vast and varied panorama of the Alps and plains, which has been engraved by the Italian Alpine Club.
Maps
- Italian official cartography (Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it
- Provincia di 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
- Geoportale IGM on www.pcn.minambiente.it
- key col: Bocchetta del Croso (1,943 m)
- AA.VV. (1838). A hand-book for travellers in Switzerland and the Alps of Savoy and Piedmont. John Murray. p. 354. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 134. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
External links
Media related to Monte Bo at Wikimedia Commons- "Cima di Bo, Italy". peakbagger.com.