Sessera Valley
| Sessera Valley | |
|---|---|
| Valle Sessera | |
 The valley seen from Cime delle Guardie | |
| Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 526: Unable to find the specified location map definition: "Module:Location map/data/Valle_sessera_posizione.png" does not exist. | |
| Floor elevation | 450–2,556 m (1,476–8,386 ft) |
| Length | around 20 km (12 mi) west east |
| Geology | |
| Type | River valley |
| Geography | |
| Location | Piedmont, Italy |
Sessera Valley (in Italian Valle Sessera) is a valley in north-east of Piedmont in the Province of Biella, Italy.
Etymology
The valley takes its name from the river Sessera, a right-hand tributary of the Sesia which flows through the valley.
Geography
The municipalities of the lowest part of the valley are Ailoche, Caprile, Coggiola, Crevacuore, Guardabosone, Pray and Portula.[1] Its highest part is used as pasture and administratively is divided in several exclaves belonging to the municipalities of the central part of the Province of Biella.[2]
Notable summits
Among the notable summits which surround the valley (al belonging to the Biellese Alps) there are:
- Monte Bo - 2.556 m
- Testone delle Tre Alpi - 2.081 m
- Cima dell'Asnas - 2.039 m
- Monte Barone - 2.044 m
- Cima delle Guardie - 2.001 m
Nature conservation
The highest part of the valley and some surrounding areas are included in a SIC (Site of Community Importance) of 10,786.73 ha called Val Sessera (code IT1130002).[3]
See also
Notes and references
- ^ Carta Tecnica Regionale raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0) of Regione Piemonte - 2007
- ^ Alta Valsessera, Centro Studi Biellesi (DocBi), on-line: www.docbi.it, accessed in December 2012
- ^ Siti di Importanza Comunitaria (SIC), Regione Piemonte, list on gis.csi.it (accessed on April 2013)
External links
