Bessanèse

Bessanèse (Uia di Bessanese in Italian) (3,594 m), is a mountain of the Graian Alps on the France and Italy border.

Bessanèse
Uia di Bessanese
Bessanèse from the Italian side
Highest point
Elevation	3,592 m (11,785 ft)
Prominence	394 m (1,293 ft)[1]
Isolation	3.42 km (2.13 mi)
Listing	Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates	45°11′N 7°04′E
Geography
Bessanèse Location in the Alps
Location	Savoie, France and Piedmont, Italy
Parent range	Graian Alps
Climbing
First ascent	31-8-1857 by Antonio Tonini[2]

Features

Most famous on its Italian side, the mountain lies at the head of the Valli di Lanzo, around 30 km north of Turin. A popular hiking peak, its summit lies on a 150 m long ridge.^[3]

Bibliography

• Berutto, Giulio; Fornelli, Lino (1980). Alpi Graie Meridionali, Guida dei Monti d'Italia (in Italian). Milano: Club Alpino Italiano and Touring Club Italiano. ISBN 978-88-365-0077-2.

Maps

• French official cartography (Institut géographique national - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr Archived 2007-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
• Istituto Geografico Centrale - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi 1:50.000 nr 2 Valli di Lanzo e Moncenisio