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Punta Bes

Coordinates: 45°30′43″N 7°08′16″E / 45.51190°N 7.13788°E / 45.51190; 7.13788
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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

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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 Gran Paradiso massif.

SOIUSA classification

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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

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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

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

Nature protection

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

Maps

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b 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.