Elevation 1,492 m Parent range Pennine Alps | Mountain range Pennine Alps | |
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Location Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola / Province of Novara, Italy Province Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Similar Sasso del Ferro, Monte Zeda, Falò mount, Corno alle Scale, Cermis | ||
Alpyland mottarone
Mottarone is a mountain in the Western Alps of north-western Italy, with an elevation of 1,492 m.
Contents
- Alpyland mottarone
- Map of Mottarone 28838 Stresa Province of Verbano Cusio Ossola Italy
- Mottarone dall alto
- GeographyEdit
- SOIUSA classificationEdit
- Access to the summitEdit
- Winter sportsEdit
- References
Map of Mottarone, 28838 Stresa, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Italy
Mottarone dall alto
GeographyEdit
The peak is in the communal territory of Stresa, between the Lake Orta and Lake Maggiore. The source of the Agogna river is located in the mountain.
Mottarone area is known for the production of cheese, the most renowned of which is the Toma del Mottarone.
SOIUSA classificationEdit
According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:
Access to the summitEdit
The peak of Mottarone can be reached by a 30-minute ride on a cableway from Carciano, a frazione of Stresa. This was built to replace a rack and pinion railroad from Stresa in 1963. It overlooks the city of Verbania on the Lake Maggiore; the Monviso in the Maritime Alps, as well as the Monte Rosa, can be seen on clear sky days. It is possible reach the peak of Mottarone by car. There are two roads: the first comes up from Armeno, west of the Mottarone summit near Lake Orta; the second, a private toll road, begins from Alpino, a frazione of Stresa on the eastern side of the summit.
Winter sportsEdit
A ski resort with 21 km of downhill skiing slopes is located on Mottarone.
Skiing on Mottarone has a long tradition. Sci Club Mottarone was founded in 1909. In January 1935 the first giant slalom in the history of ski racing took place on the Mottarone. In 1940 the first ski lift opened called, Slittone. After World War II, the ski resort developed. Today there are 21 trails, something for every kind of skier. There are five ski lifts: Baby, Selva Spessa 1, Selva Spessa 2, La Rossa and Baita Omegna. In addition, there are two moving carpet lifts (tapis-roulants) for the beginners. Unfortunately, another lift, called Alpe Corti, was closed after 2011 at the end of its "technical life", in accordance with Italian law which allows certain lifts to be used only 30 years.