Punta Tre Vescovi

Punta Tre Vescovi (also Cima Tre Vescovi) is a peak in the Biellese Prealps, northern Italy. On its top, three valleys meet: Lys Valley, Valsesia, and Valle Cervo.

Punta Tre Vescovi
Cima Tre Vescovi
Highest point
Elevation2,501 m (8,205 ft) [1]
Coordinates45°43′31″N 7°56′15″E 
Geography
Punta Tre Vescovi
Alps
LocationPiedmont/Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent rangeAlpi Biellesi
Climbing
Easiest routefrom Colle della Mologna Grande

Etymology

Its name (meaning "Peak of the Three Bishops") stems from the fact that the peak is the convergence point of the Catholic dioceses of Biella, Aosta and Vercelli.[2]

Geography
Winter view from Colma di 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] The mountain is divided from the neighboring mount Gemelli di Mologna by the Mologna Grande pass. On the Valsesia side (NE) there are three small lakes (Italian: Laghi dei Tre Vescovi), while another one is on the Aosta Valley side (Gretie). Administratively Punta Tre Vescovi is included in the comuni of Gaby, Rassa and Andorno Micca.

Access to the summit

The summit of the mountain can be reached from Piedicavallo following E60 foothpath[4] up to rifugio Alfredo Rivetti. From there the normal route attains the colle della Mologna Grande and then the summit folloning the mountain SW ridge. The Mologna Grande pass can also reached on waymarked footpaths from the villages of Gaby (Aosta Valley) or Rassa (province of Vercelli).

Mountain huts

Rifugio Alfredo Rivetti (2,150 m)

References
  1. Carta dei sentieri della Provincia di Biella 1:25.000, Provincia di Biella, 2004
  2. Annali (in Italian). 81–82. Reale Accademia d'agricoltura di Torino. 1937. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  3. Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 134. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
  4. "Punta Tre Vescovi – 2501 m". www.piedicavalloinfo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-10-12.

Maps

Media related to Punta Tre Vescovi at Wikimedia Commons

Bibliography
  • Giancarlo Regis; Renza Piana Regis (1981). Nuova guida alle Alpi biellesi (in Italian). Biella: libreria V.Giovannacci.
  • Alessandro Castello; Elio Protto; Sandro Zoia (2013). Alpi biellesi e valsesiane. Guida dei Monti d'Italia (in Italian). Milano: CAI / TCI.
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