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Alpi Biellesi

mountain range in the Italian Alps near Biella
  • English: The Alpi Biellesi are a mountain range between Piedmont and Aosta Valley, Italy, part of the Pennine Alps.
  • Français : Les Alpi Biellesi sont un massif montagneux, situé entre le Piémont et la Vallée d'Aoste, en Italie; elles appartiennent aux Alpes Pennines.
  • Italiano: Le Alpi Biellesi sono una catena montuosa situata tra il Piemonte e la Valle d'Aosta; fanno parte delle Alpi Pennine.
  • Cattle transport at Bocchetto di Sessera (BI)
    Cattle transport at Bocchetto di Sessera (BI)
  • Bielmonte ski resort
    Bielmonte ski resort
  • Viona creek near its source
    Viona creek near its source
  • Rio di Valmala (Scopa - VC)
    Rio di Valmala (Scopa - VC)
  • Cross-country skiing near Bocchetto di Sessera
    Cross-country skiing near Bocchetto di Sessera
  • Mountain inn at Bocchetto di Sessera
    Mountain inn at Bocchetto di Sessera
  • Alpe di Mera ski resort
    Alpe di Mera ski resort
  • Oropa sanctuary
    Oropa sanctuary
  • Madonna del Cavallero, another well-known sanctuary in the area
    Madonna del Cavallero, another well-known sanctuary in the area
  • Oropa cableway
    Oropa cableway
  • Oropa botanical garden
    Oropa botanical garden
  • Pistolesa bridge (a popular bungee jumping location)
    Pistolesa bridge (a popular bungee jumping location)
  • Maccagno cheese, typical of the area
    Maccagno cheese, typical of the area
  • Cooked and sliced paletta biellese, a traditional ham from the Alpi Biellesi
    Cooked and sliced paletta biellese, a traditional ham from the Alpi Biellesi

Overall views / Viste d'insieme / Visions d'ensemble

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    Mountain range Tre Vescovi-Mars from Biella's skeet shooting field
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    Mountain range Bo-Barone from Biella's skeet shooting field
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    Denti di Gavala (1676 m, foreground) and Monte Barone (2044 m, background) seen from Pizzo Tracciora
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    Cervo Valley
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    Valsessera from Cima delle Guardie
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    Alps' view from Lessona
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    Panorama from Monte Rosso

Mountains / Monti / Monts

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Asnas

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    Cima dell'Asnas from Bocchetto di Sessera

Rocca d'Argimonia

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    Rocca d'Argimonia as seen fron the chapel at 1587 m
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    Memorial tablet on the summit, in the background the Monte Barone
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    Panoramica Zegna nearby the Rocca d'Argimonia

Barma d'Oropa

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    Punta della Barma from Pietra Bianca
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    Punta della Barma from Monte Rosso

Monte Barone

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    Monte Barone's south face
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    Monte Barone and Pratrivero

Bechit

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    Mount Bechit from Leretta
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    Mount Bechit frommont Roux
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    Mount Bechit NE side
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    Mount Bechit from Truc del Buscajon

Bo

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    Mount Bo from Colma di Biella
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    Mount Bo from Punta del Cravile
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    Northern ridge
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    Mount Bo from Punta Lazoney

Bo di Valsesia

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    Bo di Valsesia seen from the Testone delle Tre Alpi
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    The statue on the summit

Bonom

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    Cima del Bonom from Cima delle Guardie
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    Cima del Bonom: the Mountain Fitness footpath's pole on the top

Truc del Buscajon

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    The summit, on its left mount Mucrone

Camino

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    The summit of Monte Camino and Rifugio Renata (Renata alpine hut)

Casto

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    Mount Casto from Bocchetto di Sessera
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    Mount Casto from Monte Turlo (Selve Marcone)
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    The cross on the top of Mount Casto

Cravile

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    Punta del Cravile (BI) as seen from Bassa del Campo pass; in the foreground Bassa della Cavallina pass
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    Summit cairn, in the background mount Bo

Cresto

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    Mount Cresto from the ridge between Oriomosso and Cima del Bonom; on the right Punta and Colle della Vecchia
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    Mount Cresto from Pietra Bianca

Gragliasca

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    Southern ridge
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    Gragliasca from Aosta Valley

Gran Gabe

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    Mount Gran Gabe from its north-west ridge
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    Mount Gran Gabe from Aosta Valley

Cima delle Guardie

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    Cima delle Guardie; on the background Mount Cresto and Colle della Vecchia
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    Cima delle Guardie from Alpe Montuccia (Val Sessera)

Lazoney /Lazouney / Lasòneyspetze

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    NW slopes
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    Punta Lazoney as seen from Mologna Grande pass
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    The cairn on the top

Punta Leretta / Mont-de-Leretta

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    Eastern summit
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    Western summit

Mars

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    Mount Mars from Pietra Bianca
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    Mount Mars, Camino and Gran Gabe from Mount Gragliasca
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    Mount Mars from Punta Sella
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    Mount Mars from Leretta

Gemelli di Mologna

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    Mount Gemelli di Mologna (BI)
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    Mount Gemelli di Mologna from Valmosca (Campiglia Cervo, BI)
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    Gemelli di Mologna from Punta Lazoney

Colma di Mombarone

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    Mombarone from Pavignano (BI)
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    Mombarone from Bollengo (TO)

Monticchio

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    Mount Monticchio from Colma di Andorno
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    Mount Monticchio and Colma Bella from Cima del Bonom

Mucrone

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    Mount Mucrone from Valsessera (BI)
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    Mount Mucrone from the footpath which clibs up to Mount Becco (BI)
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    Former Monte Mucrone cableway
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    Summit cross
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    The mountain from the cableway
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    Mount Mucrone fron Surie, a village near Pollone

Bec di Nona / Bec de Nona

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    Bec di Nona (TO/AO): the pillar on the summit, in the background the Monte Rosa
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    Bec di Nona (TO/AO): south-east ridge
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    Bec di Nona from Leretta

Cima d'Ometto

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    Cima d'Ometto (1911 m)
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    The cairn on the top

Bec d'Ovaga

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    The cross on the top
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    The summit

Pietra Bianca / Pierre-Blanches

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    Mount Pietra Bianca: north ridge
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    White stone layers near the top
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    Mount Pietra Bianca from Leretta

Rosso

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    Mounte Rosso: southern ridge

Rubello

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    Fra Dolcino monument
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    Mount Rubello from Mount Prapian

Serange

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    Summit cairn
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    Southern ridge

Testone delle Tre Alpi

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    Southwestern ridge
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    Northeastern slopes

Tovo (biellese)

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    The cross on the top of Mount Tovo (BI)
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    Mount Tovo from south ridge of Cima del Bonom (BI)

Tovo (valsesiano)

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    The cross on the top of Mount Tovo (VC); on the background Borgosesia
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    Mount Tovo (VC) from Cima di Tortignaiga

Tre Vescovi

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    Mount Tre Vescovi from Mount Gemelli di Mologna
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    Mount Tre Vescovi (BI-VC-AO) from Colma di Biella

Punta della Vecchia

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    Eastern slopes
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    The cairn on the summit

Passes / Colli / Cols

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    Mologna Piccola pass
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    Mount and Pass of Gragliasca from Mount Gran Gabe
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    Gragliasca pass: winter view
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    Bocchetta della Boscarola from Bocchetto di Sessera
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    Colle della Vecchia (Old Woman's pass) from Cima del Bonom
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    Bocchetta del Croso from Alpe Finestre
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    Mologna Grande pass from mount Mazzaro
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    Lace pass (Trovinasse valley side)
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    Barma d'Oropa pass from Monte Rosso
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    Colle del Loo
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    Colle Lazoney

Lakes / Laghi / Lacs

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    Pasci lake (or Lake of Mombarone)
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    Mischie dam
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    Lago della Vecchia (literally Old woman's lake)
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    Stone carving near Lago della Vecchia
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    Mucrone lake from monte Rosso

Mountain huts / Rifugi / Refuges

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    Rifugio Mombarone
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    Rifugio Rivetti
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    Rifugio Rivetti location
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    Rifugio della vecchia
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    Rifugio Spanna - Osella
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    Rifugio Delfo e Agostino Coda

Hiking / Escursionismo / Randonnées

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    GtB (Grande Traversata del Biellese)
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    Alta via delle Alpi Biellesi
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    Valli della Fede hiking route at Mazzucco sanctuary
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    Valli della Fede hiking route near Selve Marcone
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