Mont Mars
mountain in north-west Italy
Mont Mars 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".
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).
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.
Mountain huts
Coda Mountain Hut (2,280 m)
Maps
Italian official cartography (Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it
Province of 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
See also
Lake della Barma
References
This article was originally translated from its counterpart on the Italian Wikipedia, specifically from this version.
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