Monte Cresto
Monte Cresto (French: Mont Crest) (2,548 m) is the third highest peak of the Province of Biella (Piedmont, NW Italy) after Monte Mars (2,600 m) and Monte Bo (2,556 m). Geography. The mountain is located on the water divide between the Lys Valley (Aosta Valley) and the Cervo Valley (Province of Biella). Administratively is divided between the comunes of Issime (Aosta Valley, western faces) and an exclave of the Piedmontese comune of Sagliano Micca (Eastern faces). Access to the summit. It can be ascended following the water divide starting from Piedicavallo either from the south, passing through the  Colle del Lupo (literally "Wolf's pass", 2,342 m) or from the north, passing by Colle della Vecchia ("Old Woman's pass", 2,185 m). A classical climbing route which reaches the summit starts from Rifugio della Vecchia and is rated "PD" in the IFAS system. Mountain huts. SOIUSA classification. According to the SOIUSA ("International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps") the mountain can be classified in the following way: