Corno Bianco

Corno Bianco
Corno Bianco
	View from Bocchetta delle Pisse
Highest point
Elevation	3,320 m (10,890 ft)
Prominence	470 m (1,540 ft)
Isolation	7.75 km (4.82 mi)
Listing	Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates	45°49′22″N07°52′47″E / 45.82278°N 7.87972°E Coordinates: 45°49′22″N07°52′47″E / 45.82278°N 7.87972°E
Geography
	Corno Bianco Alps
Location	Piedmont, Italy
Parent range	Pennine Alps
Climbing
First ascent	captain Albert (1831)
Easiest route	from Riva Valdobbia

Last updated April 18, 2022

The summit seen from Punta Sivella Sivella4.jpg — The summit seen from Punta Sivella

Corno Bianco (Weisshorn in German) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps. It's a popular climbing destination of Valsesia.

Etymology

The literal English translation of Corno Bianco is White Horn.

Geography

The mountain is located around 500 m east from the Dora Baltea/Sesia water divide and is totally included in Valsesia (VC, Italy). Administratively it belongs to the comunes of Alagna Valsesia and Riva Valdobbia.

SOIUSA classification

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 = Contrafforti valsesiani del Monte Rosa
group = Costiera del Corno Bianco
subgroup =
code = I/B-9.III-C.6

Access to the summit

The easiest route for the summit starts from rifugio Abate Carestia (a CAI mountain hut) and follows the southern face and ridge of the mountain passing by Lago Bianco and Lago Nero. It requires some climbing skills.^[4]

Maps

Italian official cartography ( Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it
Istituto Geografico Centrale - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 10 Monte Rosa, Alagna e Macugnaga

Notes

1 2 Geoportale IGM on www.pcn.minambiente.it
↑ key col: 2,850 m saddle 1,4 km NNw from the summit
↑ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 134. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
↑ Corno Bianco - 3320 m, web page on www.vienormali.it (access: 2012-3-26)

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[IGM-1] 1 2 Geoportale IGM on www.pcn.minambiente.it

[2] y col: 2,850 m saddle 1,4 km NNw from the summit

[3] Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 134. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.

[4] Corno Bianco - 3320 m, web page on www.vienormali.it (access: 2012-3-26)

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