Monte Tovo (Pennine Alps)

Monte Tovo
Monte Tovo seen from Cime di Tortignaiga
Highest point
Elevation1,386 m (4,547 ft)
Prominence139 m (456 ft)
Geography
LocationPiedmont, Italy
Parent rangePennine Alps

Monte Tovo is a mountain of Piedmont, Italy, with an elevation of 1,386 metres (4,547 ft). It is located in the Pennine Alps, in the Province of Vercelli.[1][2][3]

Details

It lies in Valsesia, which it divides from the valley of the Strona di Postua, on the border between the territory of the municipalities of Quarona and Borgosesia.

A mountain hut, Rifugio Luciano Gilodi "Ca’ Meja", is located near the peak, which can be reached on hiking paths from Costa di Foresto (Borgosesia) or Roncole (Postua). A summit cross and a geodetic point of the Istituto Geografico Militare are located on the peak.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Peakbagger
  2. ^ Hikr
  3. ^ Gulliver
  4. ^ Valle Sessera. La natura a ruota libera, pp. 76-78; AA.VV., Comunità Montana Valle Sessera
  5. ^ CAI Varallo


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