Punta Tre Vescovi (also Cima Tre Vescovi; French: Pointe des Trois-Évêques [2] ) is a peak in the Biellese Prealps, in northern Italy. On its top, three valleys meet: Lys Valley, Valsesia, and Cervo Valley.
Its name (meaning "Peak of the Three Bishops") stems from the fact that the peak is the convergence point of the Catholic dioceses of Biella, Aosta and Vercelli. [3]
In the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) it gives the name to a mountain group called "Catena Tre Vescovi - Mars". [4] The mountain is divided from the neighboring mount Gemelli di Mologna by the Mologna Grande pass. On the Valsesia side (NE) there are three small lakes (Italian : Laghi dei Tre Vescovi), while another one is on the Aosta Valley side (French : Lac du Grekij).
Administratively Punta Tre Vescovi is included in the comuni of Gaby, Rassa and Andorno Micca.
The summit of the mountain can be reached from Piedicavallo following E60 footpath [5] up to rifugio Alfredo Rivetti. From there the normal route attains the Mologna Grande Pass and then the summit following the mountain SW ridge. The Mologna Grande Pass can also reached on waymarked footpaths from the villages of Gaby (Aosta Valley) or Rassa (province of Vercelli).
Rifugio Alfredo Rivetti (2,150 m)
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