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Punta Tre Vescovi

Punta Tre Vescovi
Tre vescovi dai gemelli di mologna.jpg
Highest point
Elevation 2,501 m (8,205 ft)
Coordinates 45°43′31″N 7°56′15″E / 45.72528°N 7.93750°E / 45.72528; 7.93750Coordinates: 45°43′31″N 7°56′15″E / 45.72528°N 7.93750°E / 45.72528; 7.93750
Geography
Punta Tre Vescovi is located in Alps
Punta Tre Vescovi
Punta Tre Vescovi
Alps
Location Piedmont/Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent range Alpi Biellesi
Climbing
Easiest route from Colle della Mologna Grande

Punta Tre Vescovi (also Cima Tre Vescovi) is a peak in the Biellese Prealps, northern Italy. On its top three valleys meet: Valle del Lys, Valsesia and Valle Cervo.

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.

In the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) it gives the name to a mountain group called "Catena Tre Vescovi - Mars". 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 (Gretie). Administratively Punta Tre Vescovi is included in the comuni of Gaby, Rassa and Andorno Micca.

Rifugio Alfredo Rivetti (2,150 m)



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