Cima del Bosco, Mountain summit in Piedmont, Italy

Cima del Bosco is a mountain summit in Piedmont that reaches 2377 meters and sits between two valleys with gentle slopes and scattered woodlands. From the top, the peak offers views of surrounding mountains and the high valley areas below.

At the start of the 20th century, artillery positions were built near the summit; their ruins were later used by the G.A.F. in the years leading up to World War II. In 2003 a small chapel was raised on the summit in memory of the six people killed when a helicopter crashed near the neighbouring Punta Ciatagnera: four skiers, their alpine guide and the pilot.

The chapel on the summit was built in memory of the six people killed in a 2003 helicopter crash near Punta Ciatagnera: four skiers, their alpine guide and the pilot. The small building can also serve as an emergency shelter.

The summit is reached on foot from the Thures hamlet of Cesana Torinese or from Rollières in Sauze di Cesana; an old military dirt road climbs the eastern flank from Sauze di Cesana. The Thures route is a classic ski-mountaineering itinerary of the Val Susa, with relatively low avalanche risk, and can also be done with snowshoes. The climb from Rollières or Sauze di Cesana via the north side is popular with snowshoers, while the mountain-bike approach from Ponte delle Albere is rated BCA, for good rider-alpinists.

The small chapel on the summit was built in memory of the six people killed in a 2003 helicopter crash near Punta Ciatagnera: four skiers, their alpine guide and the pilot. It can serve as an emergency shelter.