Monte Tovo, Mountain summit in Piedmont, Italy
Monte Tovo is a 2,230-metre grassy, roughly conical mountain in the Biellese Alps, on the ridge between Valle Cervo and the Oropa basin. It lies in the municipalities of Biella and Campiglia Cervo and an administrative island of Andorno Micca. Gneiss bands break through the grass, and a tall metal cross stands on the summit.
The mountain has long served as a geographic landmark for communities in the region. The Italian Military Geographic Institute placed a geodetic marker on the peak to establish its precise position for mapping purposes.
Vertikaltovo is a mountain running race held on Monte Tovo's southern slope, first run in 2017 and in its sixth edition by 2022. The course starts from the Busancano square beside the Santuario di Oropa and covers just under 3 km with roughly 1,000 m of ascent.
The easiest approach for hikers is the trail through the Bocchetta della Finestra (2,043 m), climbing from Rifugio Rosazza, itself reached on foot or by cable car from Oropa. The Nito Staich via ferrata, built by the Province of Biella, runs on the Oropa side. The summit cross is metal.
A metal summit cross stands on the grassy, roughly conical top, where bands of gneiss break through the surface. The mountain is the last elevation above 2,000 metres on the ridge dividing Valle Cervo from the Oropa basin, and it borders the municipalities of Biella, Campiglia Cervo and an administrative island of Andorno Micca.
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