Punta Bes
The Punta Bes is a 3,177 metres high mountain belonging to the Italian side of Graian Alps.
Geography
The mountain is located on the border between Piedmont and Aosta Valley, on the watershed dividing Valle dell'Orco from Valsavarenche, the latter tributary of the Dora Baltea. A 3.112 m high saddle divides Punta bes from Punta Leynir, while the Orco/Valsavarenche ridge continues towards the Colle del Nivolet. The Punta Bes, due to its location, offers a good view on the nearby Gran Paradiso massif.SOIUSA classification
According to SOIUSA the mountain can be classified in the following way:- main part = Western Alps
- major sector = North Western Alps
- section = Graian Alps
- subsection = Central Graian Alps
- supergroup = Catena Grande Sassière-Tsanteleina
- group = Costiera Galisia-Entrelor-Bioula
- code = I/B-7.III-A.1
Access to the summit
Mountain huts
Punta Bes belongs to the Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso.Maps
- Istituto Geografico Militare official maps of Italy, 1:25.000 and 1:100.000 scale,
- Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 3 Il Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso, Istituto Geografico Centrale - Torino