Alpe Devero : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost

Together with Alpe Veglia, the Alpe Devero belongs to a natural park situated in Lepontine Alps, on the eastern side of the main ridge, between the Monte Leone and the Punta d'Arbola (Ofenhorn)
This wonderful peaceful (a lot of comfortable accomodations and the NO CAR access) environment is a wide plan bordered by :
- the main watershed of the Alps on its Western border
- the small range descending from the Helsenhorn (Punta di Boccareccio) toward SSE on its Southern border
- the fine range starting from the Punta della Rossa and arriving to the Punta d'Arbola on its Northern side
- a small ridge of minor summits on the East, beyond the Lake of Devero

The Alpe Devero is like a big balcony on the east side of the main ridge of the Alps, oriented SW-NE can be considered made by 2 different areas,
the SW one, delimited to the N by the Punta della Rossa-Crampiolo ridge
the NE, hosting a big lake, delimited by the ridges coming down from Punta d'Arbola

the Devero from the summit of Pizzo Diei /S)

Chances ...

For traditional mountaneers : the main ridge has some (very fine) summits higher than 3000 m with not too difficult routes.

For rock climbers : the two summits of Rossa and Crampiolo can give an occasion to spend some days climbing on a fantastic, solid, red rock

For hikers : some very fine escursions along a wide choice of paths (some can be run with a MTB)

For tourists : a lot of meadows, woods and some very fine lakes where to spend peaceful time in relax

Getting There

by car
along the highway of Sempione, coming from Genova, Torino, Milan or Canton Ticino (CH)
You must exit at Crodo, follow for Baceno wherefrom a road leads to Devero (car parking - 5€ a day)

by train
from Domodossola : station of
international railway Milano-Genève (1 train a hour)
terminal of the Canton Ticino railway of Centovalli (Locarno-Domodossola)
a public bus service brings to Baceno wherefrom a shuttle (5 runs a day) leads to Devero

on foot
from Binn (CH) (see the Ofenhorn page)
from Brig (Rhone-valley) follow the N19 toward Furkapass till 2 km before Fiesch, follow for Ernen, Binn and Feld (1538m)along a narrow route, once there in a short (5-6 hours) walk you can get the Alpe Devero along the path of Passo della Rossa (GTA)

Google map + Geographic info

Zooming

SW range
Alpe Buscagna - connected, through the "Scatta di Orogna" pass, with the Alpe Veglia basin

West basin
Piani della Rossa - the wide range left by the old "Ghiacciaio della Rossa" (Rossa glacier), bordered by 2 ridges coming down from Pizzo Cervandone toward E (Pizzo Bandiera and Monte Croce) and NE (Punta Gerla, Punta Marani, Punta della Rossa, Crampiolo, Pizzo Fizzo)

Central basin
the Alpe Devero - a wide plain hosting, in the lower part the built up area of Devero and in its higher part the small built up area of Crampiolo and the Codelago lake (Lago Devero)

NW basin
splitted into two parts,
the southern one : Valdeserta, connected with the Binntal (Switzerland) through the Crampiolo pass and Valdeserta pass
the northern one : bordered by the ridge Albrunhorn (Monte Figascian) - Ofenhorm (Punta d'Arbola) and hosting the fine lake of Pianboglio

Eastern basin
a wide and long series of highlands hosting some big pastures
from N to S : Alpe Forno, Alpe la Satta, Alpe della Valle, Alpe Naga, Corte Corbernas, Alpe del Sangiatto, Alpe Fontana
these highlands are connected, through the passes of
Scatta Minoia, Bocchetta della Valle, Passo Pojala, Bocchetta di Scarpia, with the lower basin of the Val Formazza

Maps

CNS 1:50.000-275 "Valle Antigorio"
CNS 1:25.000-1270 "Binntal" -1290 "Helsenhorn"
IGC di Torino 1:50.000 - 11 "Domodossola e Val Formazza"
"Alpe Devero" 1:25.000 - ed. ARVEGAS

Main summits & ridges

	Southern border (from E to W): Monte Cazzola - 2330m Punta d'Orogna - 2447m Punta delle Caldaie - 2853m
	Western border (from S to N): Punta di Boccareccio - 3241m Pizzo Cornera - 3084m Monte Cervandone - 3211m Punta Nera (Marani) aka Schwarzhorn - 3110m
	Northern border (from W to E): Punta della Rossa (Rothorn) - 2887m Pizzi di Crampiolo - 2764m Pizzetta & Corni di Valdeserta - 2938m Punta d'Arbola (Ofenhorn) - 3235m
	Eastern border (from N to S): Pizzo della Satta - 2801m Punta di Tanzonia - 2683m Pizzo della Valle - 2667m Monte del Sangiatto - 2387m

Accomodations

One refuge of Club Alpino Italiano - Rifugio Castiglioni - 0324 619126

some small but comfortable hotels :
Albergo Ristorante LA LANCA - 0324 619135
Antica Locanda ALPINO - 0324 619113
Pensione FATTORINI – 0324 619177
Pensione FUNIVIA - 0324 619195
Locanda PUNTA FIZZI - Crampiolo 0324 619108
Albergo Ristorante LA BAITA - Crampiolo 0324 619190
Agriturismo CRAMPIOLO - Crampiolo 0324 62140