Corno Bussola

Corno Bussola
Corno Bussola
Mont de Boussolaz
	East view of the Corno Bussola
Highest point
Elevation	3,023 m (9,918 ft)
Prominence	355 m (1,165 ft)Key col: Palasinaz Pass (2668 m)
Listing	Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates	45°47′44″N7°44′11″E / 45.795426°N 7.736342°E Coordinates: 45°47′44″N7°44′11″E / 45.795426°N 7.736342°E
Geography
	Corno Bussola Location in the Alps
Location	Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent range	Pennine Alps
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

Last updated December 31, 2021

Corno Bussola (French: Mont de Boussolaz^[2]) is a 3,023 metres high peak on the Italian side of the Pennine Alps.

Toponymy

In Italian corno means horn, a term which often appears in toponymy with the meaning of peak, summit. Bussola means compass , but the original name of the mountain in the Valdôtain dialect has no relations with the compass, and its pronunciation is different too (not bùssola as in Italian but bussòla).

The French toponym shows a typical phonetical phenomenon in the French-speaking Alps, that is to say the mute final 'z'.

Geography

Corno Bussola is located in the Ayas valley and is the main elevation of the ridge dividing two small valleys tributaries of the Évançon: Mascognaz valley (north) and Conca di Palasinaz or Combe de Palasinaz.^[3] The lowest point of the ridge, which connects Corno Bussola to the neighbouring Corno Vitello (or Chalberhòre in Walser German), is the Palasinaz Pass (2,688 m). Administratively the mountain belongs to the comunes of Ayas and Brusson.

Just below the Corno Bussola there is the natural environment of the Palasinaz Lakes.

SOIUSA classification

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 = Pennine Alps
subsection = Monte Rosa Alps
supergroup = Costiera Testa Grigia-Frudiera
group = Costiera della Testa Grigia
code = I/B-9.III-B.5.a

Access to the summit

The summit can be accessed starting from the Arp Hut and following a waymarked foothpath which flanks some lakes (Palasinaz lake) and then reaches a pass at 2,805 m (Colletto Bussola or Petit col de Boussolaz), and then leads to the summit climbing its southern flanks. The route requires some hiking experience^[5] From the top of the mountain, where stands a high metallic summit cross, one can enjoy a broad panoramic view encompassing some oth the highest mountains of Western Alps such as Breithorn, Castor, Pollux, Liskamm, Dufourspitze, Testa Grigia, Matterhorn, Corno Bianco and, in the distance, Monviso, Gran Paradiso, Mont Blanc and Grand Combin.^[6]

Mountain huts

Rifugio Arp (2,446 m).

Maps

Military Geographic Institute (IGM) official maps of Italy, 1:25.000 and 1:100.000 scale, on-line version
Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 5 Cervino e Monte Rosa, Istituto Geografico Centrale - Torino

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References

1 2 "Navigatore Cartografico SCT (3.14.0)". geonavsct.partout.it (in Italian). Regione autonoma Valle d'Aosta.
↑ "Sentieri bassa valle - mappa" (PDF) (in Italian). Comune di Issogne. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
↑ "Navigatore Cartografico SCT (3.14.0)". geonavsct.partout.it. Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
↑ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 132. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
↑ user mario-mont (2009-07-19). "Bussola (Corno) da Estoul, anello per il Colle Palasina e Punta del Lago" (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-11-26.
↑ "Corno Bussola mt. 3023" (in Italian). 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2018-11-26.

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[CTR-1] 1 2 "Navigatore Cartografico SCT (3.14.0)". geonavsct.partout.it (in Italian). Regione autonoma Valle d'Aosta.

[2] "Sentieri bassa valle - mappa" (PDF) (in Italian). Comune di Issogne. Retrieved 2018-11-26.

[cartogr_VDA-3] "Navigatore Cartografico SCT (3.14.0)". geonavsct.partout.it. Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta. Retrieved 2018-11-26.

[4] Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 132. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.

[5] user mario-mont (2009-07-19). "Bussola (Corno) da Estoul, anello per il Colle Palasina e Punta del Lago" (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-11-26.

[6] "Corno Bussola mt. 3023" (in Italian). 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2018-11-26.

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