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Bocchetta del Croso

Coordinates: 45°43′13″N 07°58′27″E / 45.72028°N 7.97417°E / 45.72028; 7.97417
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Bocchetta del Croso
Southern view from Alpe Finestre
Elevation1,943 m (6,375 ft)[1]
Traversed byfootpath
LocationPiedmont, Italy
RangeAlpi Biellesi
Coordinates45°43′13″N 07°58′27″E / 45.72028°N 7.97417°E / 45.72028; 7.97417
Bocchetta del Croso is located in Alps
Bocchetta del Croso
Bocchetta del Croso
Location of Bocchetta del Croso

Bocchetta del Croso is a pedestrian pass (el. 1,943 m) across the Alpi Biellesi. It connects Cervo valley (BI) and Valsesia (VC), both in Piemonte (Italy).

Etymology

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In the local dialect croso means gully, small valley, maybe referring to the Valsesia's side of the pass, sharply eroded by water.

Geography

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The pass is located between Punta la Cascinaccia (2,069 m, W) and Punta Rusca (2,455 m, E, a sub-peak of Monte Bo). It belongs to the water divide between the drainage basins of Cervo and Sesia. In the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) it divides the mountain subgroups composing Alpi Biellesi: Catena Tre Vescovi-Mars (SOIUSA code:I/B-9.IV-A.1) and Catena Monte Bo-Barone (SOIUSA code: I/B-9.IV-A.2).[2]

Hiking

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Bocchetta del Croso can be accessed from south by a wide stone-paved trail starting from Montesinaro (1,037 m), a village belonging to the comune of Piedicavallo (BI). On the opposite side the trail continues until Alpe Toso, from where is possible to reach Rassa (VC) or Gressoney-Saint-Jean (AO).

Maps

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References

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  1. ^ Geoportale IGM on www.pcn.minambiente.it
  2. ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 134. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.