Bocchetto Sessera
| Bocchetto di Sessera | |
|---|---|
 The mountain inn near the pass | |
| Elevation | 1,373 m (4,505 ft)[1] |
| Traversed by | asphalted road |
| Location | Piedmont, Italy |
| Range | Alpi Biellesi |
| Coordinates | 45°39′51″N 08°03′46″E / 45.66417°N 8.06278°E |
  Bocchetto di Sessera Location of Bocchetto di Sessera | |
Bocchetto Sessera or Bocchetto di Sessera is a mountain pass (el. 1,373 m) across the Alpi Biellesi. It connects Strona di Mosso Valley and Valsessera, both in the province of Biella (Piemonte, Italy) .
Etymology
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In the local dialect bochet means mountain pass, while Sessera is the name of the river which flows in the Sessera Valley.
Geography
[edit]The pass is located between Monticchio (1,697 m, W) and monte Marca (1,558 m, E). It belongs to the water divide between the drainage basins of Cervo and Sessera.
Access
[edit]Bocchetto di Sassera can be accessed by car from Campiglia Cervo or from Trivero by the former national road Strada statale 232 Panoramica Zegna.[2] From the pass start some forestry roads which deserve the middle section of Sessera Valley. Some of these dirt roads by winter are used as cross-country skiing paths.
Maps
[edit]- Italian official cartography (Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it
- Provincia di Biella cartography: Carta dei sentieri della Provincia di Biella, 1:25.00 scale, 2004; on line version: webgis.provincia.biella.it Archived 2019-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
References
[edit]- ^ Geoportale IGM on www.pcn.minambiente.it
- ^ Now Strada Provinciale 232 Panoramica Zegna (strada provinciale = provincial road).
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