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Colma di Mombarone (or simply Mombarone) is a mountain of the Biellese Alps, a sub-range of Pennine Alps, in northern Italy. It visually marks, along with Monte Gregorio on the opposite side, the entrance of Aosta Valley from the Po plain. On its top in 1900 was built a huge statue, still located there, of Jesus Christ.

Colma di Mombarone
View from Pavignano.
Highest point
Elevation	2,371 m (7,779 ft)[1]
Prominence	250 m (820 ft)[1][2]
Coordinates	45°35′10″N 7°53′35″E
Geography
Colma di Mombarone Location in the Alps
Location	Province of Turin / Province of Biella, Italy
Parent range	Alpi Biellesi
Climbing
Easiest route	From San Giacomo di Andrate or San Carlo di Graglia

Etymology

The name comes from Piedmontese language: Colma is a term used in the northern Piedmont and referring to a pass or a high place, while Mombarone is the italianisation of the piedmontese Monbaron, where mon is for mount and baron means heap or pile.

Geography

The mountain is located between Dora Baltea and Cervo valleys, on the border between Province of Turin and province of Biella, both in Piemonte region. Administratively it is divided between the comunes of Settimo Vittone (in the province of Turin), Donato and Graglia (both in the province of Biella).

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 = Alpi Biellesi
• group = Catena Tre Vescovi - Mars
• subgroup =
• code = I/B-9.IV-A.1

Access to the summit

The easiest routes for the summit are two long but well marked footpaths, one starting from San Giacomo di Andrate (TO) and another from San Carlo di Graglia (BI); both of them converge on the southern ridge of the mountain.[4] Nearby the mountain's top, at 2,312  m, is located Rifugio Mombarone, a permanent mountain hut.

Maps

• Italian official cartography (Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it
• Provincia di Biella cartography: Carta dei sentieri della Provincia di Biella, 1:25.00 scale, 2004; on line version: webgis.provincia.biella.it

References

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На других языках

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- [en] Colma di Mombarone

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[fr] Colma di Mombarone

Le Mombarone (ou Colma di Mombarone) est une montagne des Alpes pennines s'élevant à 2 371 mètres d'altitude, qui marque l’entrée dans la vallée d'Aoste, mais administrativement dans la région du Piémont et se situant sur les communes de Settimo Vittone (ville métropolitaine de Turin), de Donato et Graglia (province de Biella), en Italie.

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[it] Colma di Mombarone

La Colma di Mombarone (o Colma di Monbarone[1] o, più semplicemente, il Mombarone) è una montagna delle Alpi Pennine alta 2.371 m.[2] Visivamente segna l'inizio della Valle d'Aosta ma amministrativamente è interamente compresa in Piemonte; interessa i comuni di Settimo Vittone, in provincia di Torino, e di Donato e Graglia, in provincia di Biella.

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