Monte Barone is a mountain of the Alpi Biellesi, a sub-range of the Pennine Alps. Due to its isolation it offers a noteworthy point of view towards the Po plain and can be seen from quite a long distance away (i.e. from Turin).

Monte Barone
View from Valsesia (foreground: Denti di Gavala)
Highest point
Elevation2,044 m (6,706 ft)[1]
Prominence622 m (2,041 ft)[1][2]
Isolation10.32 km (6.41 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
ListingAlpine mountains 2000-2499 m
Coordinates45°44′15″N 08°09′12″E / 45.73750°N 8.15333°E / 45.73750; 8.15333
Geography
Monte Barone is located in Alps
Monte Barone
Monte Barone
Location in the Alps
Monte Barone is located in Italy
Monte Barone
Monte Barone
Monte Barone (Italy)
LocationProvince of Biella, Italy
Parent rangeAlpi Biellesi
Climbing
Easiest routefrom Piane di Coggiola

Etymology

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The name comes from the Piedmontese language word for baron, which means heap or pile. The same etymology occurs for several other mountains like Colma di Mombarone or Monte Baron (Graian Alps).

Geography

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The mountain is located in the Sesia drainage basin between the Strona di Postua and the Sessera valleys, close to the border between the Province of Vercelli and the province of Biella. Administratively it is divided between the comunes of Coggiola and Caprile, both belonging to the province of Biella.

SOIUSA classification

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According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[3]

  • main part = Western Alps
  • major sector = North Western Alps
  • section = Pennine Alps
  • subsection = Southern Valsesia Alps
  • supergroup = Alpi Biellesi
  • group = Catena Monte Bo-Barone
  • subgroup = Costiera Talamone-Barone
  • code = I/B-9.IV-A.2.a

Access to the summit

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Monte Barone's south face

The easiest route for the summit is a long footpath starting from Piane di Coggiola (950  m, BI) and reaching the mountain via its southern slopes.[4] A mountain hut with 22 bunk-beds is located at 1,610  m - Rifugio Monte Barone can be useful for hikers and climbers.[5]

Maps

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References

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  Media related to Monte Barone at Wikimedia Commons

  1. ^ a b Geoportale IGM on www.pcn.minambiente.it
  2. ^ key col: Bocchetta della Boscarola (1,422  m)
  3. ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 134. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
  4. ^ Monte Barone di Coggiola, route description in italian on www.biellaclub.it (accessed on march the 3rd 2012)
  5. ^ Rifugio Monte Barone - 1610m (Alpe Ponasca, Alta Valsessera), page on www.alpibiellesi.it Archived 2006-05-09 at the Wayback Machine (accessed on march the 3rd 2012)