| Monte Capezzone | |
| Other Name: | Jungebärg |
| Elevation M: | 2421 |
| Prominence M: | 603 |
| Prominence Ref: | [1] |
| Listing: | Alpine mountains 2000-2499 m |
| Range: | Pennine Alps |
| Location: | Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola / Province of Vercelli, Italy |
| Map: | Alps |
| Label Position: | left |
| Coordinates: | 45.9451°N 8.2089°W |
| Easiest Route: | hiking |
The Monte Capezzone (in Titzschu Jungebärg[2]) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps of north-western Italy; with an elevation of 24210NaN0 is the highest peak of the Strona Valley.
The mountain is located at the tripoint between three valleys: Valstrona, Valle Anzasca and Valle Mastallone (the latter a side valley of Valsesia). The Sesia/Anzasca wayer divide goes on westwards with Monte Mora (22980NaN0) and Cima Cresta 23160NaN0. From the summit of Monte Capezzone starts the dividing range between Val Strona and Val Mastallone which, heading South, after the Colle della Crocetta and the Cima Lago (24010NaN0) reaches the Altemberg (Alpi Cusiane). Estwards the water divide between the valleys of the Strona and the Anza heads towards the Monte Massone. Administratively the summit of Monte Capezzone is the tripoint where the borders of the comunes of Rimella (VC), Calasca-Castiglione (VB) and Valstrona (VB) meet.[3] Close to the main elevation of the mountain stands a cross.
According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[4]
At the foot of the Capezzone a geologic survey discovered gold mineralizations embedded in schistose rock layers.[5]
The summit of the Capezzone can be accessed starting from Campello Monti (a former autonomous comune now belonging to Valstrona). After the bivouac Abele Traglio, located on the Lake Capezzone shore, a waymarked track reaches the Colle della Crocetta saddle and, turning right, climbs the Sesia/Stona ridge up to the summit cross.[6] The Colle della Crocetta can also be reached from Rimella with an uneasy hiking itinerary.[7]
The slopes of Monte Capezzone facing Valstrona and Valsesia are part of the regional park of Alta Val Sesia e dell'Alta Val Strona.[8] The area is also preserved by the establishment of S.C.I. named "Campello Monti" (code IT1140003) and of a whider protected area named Alta Val Strona e la Val Segnara (code IT1140020).[9]
By the Lake Capezzone at 21000NaN0 stands the Bivacco Abele Traglio, an unattended and always open mountain hut; in Campello Monti, during the summer, can be used a posto tappa (simple accommodation) of the GTA.[10]