Monte Mars


Monte Mars or Mont Mars, at 2,600 m, is the highest peak of the Biellese Alps, north-western Italy.

Geography

It is located on the water divide between the Lys Valley and the Elvo Valley.
In the SOIUSA it gives the name to a mountain group called "Catena Tre Vescovi - Mars".

Access to the summit

It can be ascended from the south, starting from the Sanctuary of Oropa or, from the North, starting from the Lys Valley. The summit provides a panorama across the plains of the Po Valley and of the Monte Rosa massif.
A classical climbing route reaches the summit following the SSW ridge of the mountain, named Crête de Carisey.

Mountain huts