| Parco naturale Alta Valsesia | |
|---|---|
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
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| Location | Piedmont |
| Nearest city | Alagna Valsesia |
| Area | 6511 hectares |
| Established | 1979 |
| Governing body | Ente di Gestione delle Aree Protette dell'Ossola |
The Alta Valsesia Natural Park is a nature reserve\regional park in Piedmont, in Italy.
It is an Alpine park considered the highest in Europe. It includes Signalkuppe (on the Italian side), Monte Rosa, Val Vogna, and the Sesia River. [1] [2]
The Pennine Alps French: Alpes Pennines, Italian: Alpi Pennine, Latin: Alpes Poeninae), sometimes referred to as the Valais Alps, are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in Italy and Switzerland (Valais).
The Monte Rosa Tour is a circular hiking trail through the Swiss & Italian Alps around Monte Rosa (4634m). The tour also encircles the Dom in the Mischabel range.
Monte Rosa is a mountain massif in the eastern part of the Pennine Alps, on the border between Italy and Switzerland (Valais). The highest peak of the massif, amongst several peaks of over 4.000 m, is the Dufourspitze, the second highest mountain in the Alps and western Europe, after Mont Blanc. The east face of the Monte Rosa towards Italy has a height of about 2.400 meters and is the highest mountain wall of the Alps.
Alagna Valsesia is a comune and small village high in the Valsesia alpine valley in the province of Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy, a UNESCO World heritage site since 2013. It is a tourist place for mountaineering and winter sports, and it is internationally renowned for the freeride off-piste skiing. It is also the traditional starting point for the Margherita Hut climb, at 4,554 metres (14,941 ft) above sea level, the highest building in Europe. It was originally settled by Walser at the beginning of the 12th century. It is located at an elevation of 1,191 metres (3,907 ft) just south of the Monte Rosa, elevation 4,638 metres (15,217 ft) ; It is very close to Milan and to the international Milan–Malpensa Airport.
Rimella is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Turin and about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northwest of Vercelli.
Riva Valdobbia is a fraction in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) north of Turin and about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northwest of Vercelli. It's an Italian town of 265 inhabitants located in the upper Valsesia, in the province of Vercelli, in Piedmont.
The Signalkuppe also known as Punta Gnifetti is a peak in the Pennine Alps on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It is a subpeak of Monte Rosa. The mountain is named after 'the Signal', a prominent gendarme atop the east ridge, named Cresta Signal.
Valsesia is a group of valleys in the north-east of Piedmont in the Province of Vercelli, Italy; the principal valley is that of the river Sesia.
The Biellese Alps are a sub-range of the Pennine Alps located between Piemonte and Aosta Valley (Italy).
Monte Tagliaferro is a mountain of the Pennine Alps. It is one of the most popular hiking destination of Valsesia.
Corno Bianco is a mountain of the Pennine Alps. It's a popular climbing destination of Valsesia.
The Margherita Hut is a mountain hut belonging to the Italian Alpine Club, located on the summit of Punta Gnifetti of Monte Rosa, a mountain massif of the Alps lying near the border between Italy and Switzerland. At 4,554 metres (14,941 ft) above sea level, it is the highest building in Europe. It was originally opened in 1893 as a research station for high altitude medicine which it still is, but also serves as a simply equipped mountain hut for alpinists.
The Passo dei Salati is a mountain pass that between the Valsesia (Piedmont) and the Valley of Lys. The pass was also known by the name of the Colle Inferiore de Pisse. The term salati recalls of an ancient passage of Roman soldiers. It connects the villages of Alagna Valsesia and Gressoney-La-Trinité.
The Monterosa Ski is an Italian ski resort, at the foot of Monte Rosa the second tallest mountain in the Alps, which links three valleys, located largely in the Aosta Valley and the remainder in Piedmont. Much of the area consists of easy and intermediate skiing, but the area around the Passo dei Salati and especially the steep slopes in Alagna Valsesia are a major and very famous destination for freeride skiers and snow-boarders.
Val Vogna is a lateral valley of Valsesia, inside the municipality of Riva Valdobbia, Italy.
Carlevaro & Savio was a manufacturer of aerial ropeways originally based in Turin, Italy. The company was well known for their early gondola lifts, having built the world's first detachable gondola lift in Alagna Valsesia, in 1949.
The Monte Rosa SkyMarathon is an international skyrunning competition held in Alagna Valsesia on Monte Rosa (Italy) which marked the origins of skyrunning.
The Monte Capezzone is a mountain in the Pennine Alps of north-western Italy; with an elevation of 2,421 m (7,943 ft) is the highest peak of the Strona Valley.
Alagna is a commune (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy.
Valsesia may refer to: