Punta Bes
Punta Bes from Punta Leynir
Highest point
Elevation3,177 m (10,423 ft)[1]
Prominence65 m (213 ft)[2]
Parent peakPunta Leynir
Coordinates45°30′43″N 7°08′16″E / 45.51190°N 7.13788°E / 45.51190; 7.13788
Geography
Punta Bes is located in Alps
Punta Bes
Punta Bes
Location in the Alps
LocationPiedmont/Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent rangeGraian Alps
Climbing
Easiest routescrambling

The Punta Bes is a 3,177[1] metres high mountain belonging to the Italian side of Graian Alps.

Geography

The mountain is located on the border between Piedmont and Aosta Valley, on the watershed dividing Valle dell'Orco from Valsavarenche, the latter tributary of the Dora Baltea. A 3.112 m high saddle[1] divides Punta bes from Punta Leynir, while the Orco/Valsavarenche ridge continues towards the Colle del Nivolet.[3] The Punta Bes, due to its location, offers a good view on the nearby massif of Gran Paradiso.

SOIUSA classification

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[4]

  • main part = Western Alps
  • major sector = North Western Alps
  • section = Graian Alps
  • subsection = Central Graian Alps
  • supergroup = Catena Grande Sassière-Tsanteleina
  • group = Costiera Galisia-Entrelor-Bioula
  • code = I/B-7.III-A.1

Access to the summit

The mountain can be accessed from Nivolet Pass (2.641 m); this route requires a good hiking experience.[5] Along with Punta Bes many hikers also climb the nearby Punta Leynir.[6]

Mountain huts

  • Refuge Città di Chivasso (2,604 m).
  • Rifugio Albergo Savoia (2,534 m).

Nature protection

Punta Bes belongs to the Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso.[3]

Maps

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Navigatore Cartografico SCT (3.14.0)". geonavsct.partout.it. Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta / Région autonome Vallée d'Aoste. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  2. ↑ Key col:unnamed 3.112 m saddle between Punta Bes and Punta Leynir
  3. 1 2 Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 3 Il Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso, Istituto Geografico Centrale - Torino
  4. ↑ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
  5. ↑ laika58 (2016-08-13). "Bes (Punte Nord e Sud) dai Piani del Nivolet per il Col Bes" (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-12-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Berutto, Giulio (1979). "Punta del Leynir o Punta Vaudaletta". Il parco nazionale del Gran Paradiso (in Italian). Vol. 1. Istituto Geografico Centrale. pp. 168–169.
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