Becca di Luseney

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Becca di Luseney
Pic de Luseney
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The Becca di Luseney summit (third mountain from left)
Highest point
Elevation 3,504 m (11,496 ft)
Prominence 646 m (2,119 ft) [1]
Listing Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates 45°52′13″N7°29′27″E / 45.87028°N 7.49083°E / 45.87028; 7.49083 Coordinates: 45°52′13″N7°29′27″E / 45.87028°N 7.49083°E / 45.87028; 7.49083
Geography
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Becca di Luseney
Location in the Alps
Location Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent range Pennine Alps
Climbing
First ascent 1866

Becca di Luseney (French: Pic de Luseney) (3,502m) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps in Aosta Valley, northwest Italy. It has a pyramidal look on all four sides, and its north face is covered with a glacier. A huge rockfall from its southwest face came down in 1952, completely destroying the village of Chamen and other settlements in the Valpelline valley. The mountain was first climbed in 1866. [2]

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References

  1. "Becca di Luseney, Italy". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  2. "Becca di Luseney - summitpost". summitpost.org. Retrieved 10 February 2015.