Corno Bianco

Corno Bianco (Weisshorn in German) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps. It's a popular climbing destination of Valsesia.

Corno Bianco
View from Bocchetta delle Pisse
Highest point
Elevation3,320 m (10,890 ft) [1]
Prominence470 m (1,540 ft) [1][2]
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates45°49′22″N 07°52′47″E 
Geography
Corno Bianco
Alps
LocationPiedmont, Italy
Parent rangePennine Alps
Climbing
First ascentcaptain Albert (1831)
Easiest routefrom Riva Valdobbia
The summit seen from Punta Sivella

Etymology

The literal English translation of Corno Bianco is White Horn.

Geography

The mountain is located around 500 m east from the Dora Baltea/Sesia water divide and is totally included in Valsesia (VC, Italy). Administratively it belongs to the comunes of Alagna Valsesia and Riva Valdobbia.

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 = Contrafforti valsesiani del Monte Rosa
  • group = Costiera del Corno Bianco
  • subgroup =
  • code = I/B-9.III-C.6

Access to the summit

The easiest route for the summit starts from rifugio Abate Carestia (a CAI mountain hut) and follows the southern face and ridge of the mountain passing by Lago Bianco and Lago Nero. It requires some climbing skills.[4]

Maps

Notes
  1. Geoportale IGM on www.pcn.minambiente.it
  2. key col: 2,850 m saddle 1,4 km NNw from the summit
  3. Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 134. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
  4. Corno Bianco - 3320 m, web page on www.vienormali.it (access: 2012-3-26)
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