In Italianviso means face, but in this context refers to the Monviso, which is very close to the Viso Mozzo, and mozzo means cut off. Thus the whole name should mean Cut-off Monviso; an old local name of the mountain is Viso-Mout.[2]
Geography
Viso Mozzo is located in the upper Valle Po and stands east-north-est of Monviso, from which is divided by the colle dei Viso (Viso Pass).[3] Its western side, facing Monviso, is a long and almost uniform rock-field, while the other faces of the mountain are more irregular.
SOIUSA classification
According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[4]
The normal route to the Viso Mozzo runs across the west face of the mountain and does not requires .[3] Starting from Pian del Re (known as the river Po source, 2,020 metres), one can follow the nr.V13 foothpath leading to the alpine hut Quintino Sella.[5] At colle dei Viso, leaving the main foothpath and turning left, following some cairns, in roughly one hour is possible to reach the mountain top, marked by a metallic summit cross and offering an interesting view both on the Monviso massif and on the Po plain.[3]
Mountain huts
Rifugio Quintino Sella al Monviso (2,640 m).
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Viso Mozzo.
Istituto Geografico Centrale, Carta dei sentieri 1:50.000 scale nr. 6, Monviso
Gastaldi, Bartolomeo (1865). "Sulla riescavazione dei bacini lacustri". Memorie della Società Italiana di Scienze naturali (in Italian). G. Bernardoni. p.17. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
Giulio Berutto, Monviso e le sue valli - Vol. 2, Istituto Geografico Centrale, Torino, 1991
Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p.85. ISBN978-88-8068-273-8.
Provincia di Cuneo, Guida dei sentieri alpini della Provincia di Cuneo - vol. 1 - valli Po, Varaita, Maira
Maps
Italy portal
Mountains portal
Istituto Geografico Militare (IGM) official maps of Italy, 1:25.000 and 1:100.000 scale, on-line version
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