Mont Mars Explained

Mont Mars
Elevation M:2600
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:413
Prominence Ref:[2]
Listing:Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m
Range:Alpi Biellesi
Location:Piedmont/Aosta Valley, Italy
Map:Alps
Label Position:left
Coordinates:45.6344°N 7.9144°W

Mont Mars (Italian: Monte Mars or Italian: 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 (;).[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

Maps

References

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

Notes and References

  1. Geoportale IGM on www.pcn.minambiente.it
  2. [key col]
  3. Book: Marazzi , Sergio . Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA . Priuli & Verlucca . 2005 . italian . 134 . 978-88-8068-273-8 .
  4. Web site: Mont Mars nature reserve Aosta Valley . 2024-07-03 . www.lovevda.it . en-GB.
  5. Web site: MONT MARS NATURE RESERVE . 2024-07-03 . Visit Monterosa - Estate . en.
  6. Mont Mars - Crête de Carisey, web page on www.lovevda.it (access: July 2024)