| Monte Mucrone | |
| Elevation M: | 2335 |
| Listing: | Alpine mountains 2000-2499 m |
| Map: | Alps |
| Coordinates: | 45.6204°N 7.9447°W |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence M: | 309 |
| Prominence Ref: | [2] [3] |
| Location: | Province of Biella, Italy |
| Range: | Alpi Biellesi |
| Easiest Route: | Hiking from the Oropa cableway upper station |
Monte Mucrone (or simply Mucrone) is an Alpine mountain of Piedmont (NW Italy).
The mountain belongs to the Biellese Alps, a sub-range of Pennine Alps; the Bocchetta del Lago, a pass at 2,026 m, divides it from the rest of the chain. The Mucrone is located between Elvo and Cervo valleys, and belongs to the Province of Biella. Administratively its main summit is the tripoint at which the borders of the municipalities of Biella, Sordevolo and Pollone meet. It visually dominates the Sanctuary of Oropa. On a subsummit at 2,302 m stands a huge metal cross. On a second subsummit, NW of the main elevation, stands the upper station of an old branch of the Oropa cableway, dismantled in 1982.[4]
According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[5]
The easiest route for the Mucrone summit is a waymarked footpath which starts from Oropa Sport (the Oropa cableway upper station); the hike flanks at first a small lake, then reaches the Bocchetta del Lago and from there the summit, climbing the NW ridge of the mountain.[6]
Nearby Oropa Sport, at 1,850 m, is located Rifugio Rosazza, a permanent mountain hut.[7]