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Mont Mars

Coordinates: 45°38′04″N 7°54′52″E / 45.63444°N 7.91444°E / 45.63444; 7.91444
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Mont Mars
Highest point
Elevation2,600 m (8,500 ft)[1]
Prominence413 m (1,355 ft)[1][2]
Isolation10.53 km (6.54 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
ListingAlpine mountains 2500-2999 m
Coordinates45°38′04″N 7°54′52″E / 45.63444°N 7.91444°E / 45.63444; 7.91444
Geography
Mont Mars is located in Alps
Mont Mars
Mont Mars
Location in the Alps
LocationPiedmont/Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent rangeAlpi 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

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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

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Winter view from Aosta Valley

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

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  • Coda Mountain Hut (2,280 m)

Maps

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References

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This article was originally translated from its counterpart on the Italian Wikipedia, specifically from this version.
  1. ^ a b Geoportale IGM on www.pcn.minambiente.it
  2. ^ key col: Colle della Vecchia (2,187  m)
  3. ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 134. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
  4. ^ "Mont Mars nature reserve | Aosta Valley". www.lovevda.it. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  5. ^ "MONT MARS NATURE RESERVE". Visit Monterosa - Estate. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  6. ^ Mont Mars - Crête de Carisey, web page on www.lovevda.it (access: July 2024)

See also

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Media related to Monte Mars at Wikimedia Commons