Viso Mozzo

The Viso Mozzo is a 3,019 metres high mountain on the Italian side of the Cottian Alps.

Toponymy

In Italian viso means face, but in this context refers to the Monviso, which is very close to the Viso Mozzo, and mozzo means cut off. Thus the whole name should mean Cut-off Monviso; an old local name of the mountain is Viso-Mout.

Geography

Viso Mozzo is located in the upper Valle Po and stands east-north-est of Monviso, from which is divided by the colle dei Viso. Its western side, facing Monviso, is a long and almost uniform rock-field, while the other faces of the mountain are more irregular.

SOIUSA classification

According to SOIUSA the mountain can be classified in the following way:

main part = Western Alps
major sector = South Western Alps
section = Cottian Alps
subsection = Southern Cottian Alps
supergroup = Gruppo del Monviso i.s.a.
group = Gruppo del Monviso p.d.
subgroup = Nodo del Monte Viso
code = I/A-4.I-C.8.a

Access to the summit

The normal route to the Viso Mozzo runs across the west face of the mountain and does not requires. Starting from Pian del Re, one can follow the nr.V13 footpath leading to the alpine hut rifugio [Quintino Sella al Monviso|Quintino Sella]. At colle dei Viso, leaving the main footpath and turning left, following some cairns, in roughly one hour is possible to reach the mountain top, marked by a metallic summit cross and offering an interesting view both on the Monviso massif and on the Po plain.

Mountain huts

Rifugio Quintino Sella al Monviso.

Maps

Istituto Geografico Militare official maps of Italy, 1:25.000 and 1:100.000 scale,
, based on a 1:10.000 scale numeric map of Regione Piemonte
Istituto Geografico Centrale, Carta dei sentieri 1:50.000 scale nr. 6, Monviso, and 1:25.000 scale nr. 106, ''Monviso - Sampeyre - Bobbio Pellice''