Mont Mars
Highest point
Elevation	2,600 m (8,500 ft)[1]
Prominence	413 m (1,355 ft)[1][2]
Isolation	10.53 km (6.54 mi)
Listing	Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m
Coordinates	45°38′04″N 7°54′52″E / 45.63444°N 7.91444°E / 45.63444; 7.91444
Geography
Mont Mars Location in the Alps
Location	Piedmont/Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent range	Alpi Biellesi

Mont Mars (Italian: Monte Mars or Mont Mars locally; from French) at 2,600 m, is the highest peak of the Biellese Alps, north-western Italy.

It is located on the water divide between the Lys Valley (Aosta Valley) and the Elvo Valley (Province of Biella).

In the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) it gives the name to a mountain group called "Catena Tre Vescovi - Mars".^[3]

It gives its name to a nearby nature reserve, the Mont Mars Nature Reserve (Italian: Riserva Naturale Mont Mars; French: Réserve naturelle du mont-Mars).^[4][5]

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.^[6]

• Coda Mountain Hut (2,280 m)

• Italian official cartography (Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it
• Province of Biella cartography: Carta dei sentieri della Provincia di Biella, 1:25.00 scale, 2004; on line version: webgis.provincia.biella.it
• Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi, 1:50.000 scale, nr. 9 Ivrea, Biella e Bassa Valle d'Aosta, Istituto Geografico Centrale - Torino

This article was originally translated from its counterpart on the Italian Wikipedia, specifically from this version.

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