The Monte I Gemelli (or ''Gemelli di Mologna'') is an

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mountain located between

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and

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(NW

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Toponymy

Literally ''Gemelli di Mologna'' means ''

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s of Mologna'', where the ''Mologna'' is a stream tributary of the river Cervo. ''Twins'' refers to the fact that the mountain has a subsummit almost of the same elevation of its main summit.

Geography

The mountain belongs to the

Biellese Alps The Biellese Alps (''Alpi Biellesi'' or ''Prealpi Biellesi'' in Italian language, Italian) are a sub-range of the Pennine Alps located between Piemonte and Aosta Valley (Italy). Etymology ''Alpi Biellesi'' literally means ''Alps of Biellese''; ...

, a sub-range of

Pennine Alps The Pennine Alps (german: Walliser Alpen, french: Alpes valaisannes, it, Alpi Pennine, la, Alpes Poeninae), also known as the Valais Alps, are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland (Valais) and Italy ( ...

; the ''Colle della Mologna Grande'', a

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at 2,356 m, divides it from the

Punta Tre Vescovi Punta Tre Vescovi (also ''Cima Tre Vescovi'') is a peak in the Biellese Prealps, in northern Italy. On its top, three valleys meet: Lys Valley, Valsesia, and Valle Cervo. Etymology Its name (meaning "Peak of the Three Bishops") stems from the f ...

, and the ''Colle della Mologna Piccola'' (2,208 m) from the nearby Punte Serange. The Gemelli di Mologna are located between

Aosta Aosta (, , ; french: Aoste , formerly ; frp, Aoûta , ''Veulla'' or ''Ouhta'' ; lat, Augusta Praetoria Salassorum; wae, Augschtal; pms, Osta) is the principal city of Aosta Valley, a bilingual region in the Italian Alps, north-northwest of ...

and Cervo valleys.

SOIUSA classification

According to the

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(''International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps'') the mountain can be classified in the following way: * main part =

Western Alps The Western Alps are the western part of the Alpine Range including the southeastern part of France (e.g. Savoie), the whole of Monaco, the northwestern part of Italy (i.e. Piedmont and the Aosta Valley) and the southwestern part of Switzerland ( ...

* major sector = North Western Alps * section =

* subsection = Southern Valsesia Alps * supergroup =

Alpi Biellesi The Biellese Alps (''Alpi Biellesi'' or ''Prealpi Biellesi'' in Italian) are a sub-range of the Pennine Alps located between Piemonte and Aosta Valley (Italy). Etymology ''Alpi Biellesi'' literally means ''Alps of Biellese''; ''Biellese'' is th ...

* group = Catena Tre Vescovi - Mars *

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= I/B-9.IV-A.1

Access to the summit

On the Gemelli di Mologna were opened some of the best known climbing routes of the

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. The

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route follows the ridge connecting the summit with the Colle della Mologna Piccola; this mountain pass can be easily reached by a large and stone paved foothpath from

Piedicavallo Piedicavallo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 189 and an area of .All demograph ...

or from the

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. On the Cervo- Lys

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also runs the ''Alta Via delle Alpi Biellesi'', a long semi- alpinistic itinerary.''Alta Via delle Alpi Biellesi'', se
www.montagnabiellese.com

Mountain huts

* Rifugio Rivetti

Maps

* Italian official cartography (''

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'' - IGM); on-line version
www.pcn.minambiente.it
* Provincia di Biella cartography: ''Carta dei sentieri della Provincia di Biella'', 1:25.00 scale, 2004; on line version:
webgis.provincia.biella.it
* Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi, 1:50.000 scale, nr. 9 ''Ivrea, Biella e Bassa Valle d'Aosta'',

Istituto Geografico Centrale The Istituto Geografico Centrale (IGC, in English ‘’Central Geographic Institute’’) is a privately owned Italian company based in Turin (Piedmont), known for its guide books and hiking maps mainly concerning the Western Alps and their cont ...

- Torino

Bibliography

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References

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