Cima del Bonom (''Sima dël Bonòm'' in

Piedmontese Piedmontese ( ; autonym: or ; ) is a language spoken by some 2,000,000 people mostly in Piedmont, a region of Northwest Italy. Although considered by most linguists a separate language, in Italy it is often mistakenly regarded as an Italian ...

) is a

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Piedmont Piedmont ( ; ; ) is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the northwest Italy, Northwest of the country. It borders the Liguria region to the south, the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions to the east, and the Aosta Valley region to the ...

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, with an elevation of . It is located in the

Biellese Alps 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 ...

, in the

Province of Biella The province of Biella (; Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ''provincia ëd Biela'') is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Piedmont region of Italy. It was created in 1992 and its capital is the city of Biella. Culture Biella is home to th ...

. It lies between the

Val Sessera Sessera Valley (in Italian ''Valle Sessera'') is a valley in north-east of Piedmont in the Province of Biella, Italy. Etymology The valley takes its name from the river Sessera, a right-hand tributary of the Sesia which flows through the valley. ...

and the

Valle Cervo Cervo Valley (in Italian ''Valle Cervo'' or ''Valle di Andorno'', in Piedmontese ''Val d'Andorn'', in Walser German ''Bürsch'') is a valley in north-east of Piedmont in the Province of Biella, Italy. Etymology The valley takes its name from Ce ...

, in the territory of

Campiglia Cervo Campiglia Cervo 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 176 and an area of .All demog ...

and

Valdilana Valdilana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont. Geography Valdilana is located about northeast of Turin and about northeast of Biella. It borders the following municipalities: Bioglio, Camand ...

. The peak is located 3 kilometres east of the

Monticchio Monticchio is an Italian hamlet (''frazione'') belonging to the municipalities of Rionero in Vulture and Atella, in the Province of Potenza, Basilicata. The village is divided into three zones: Monticchio Laghi (part of Atella), Monticchio Bagni a ...

, and is divided from the nearby

Cima delle Guardie Cima delle Guardie (''Sima dle Guardie'' in Piedmontese language, Piedmontese) is a mountain of Piedmont, Italy, with an elevation of . It is located in the Biellese Alps, in the Province of Biella. It lies between the Val Sessera and the Valle ...

by the Bassa del Cugnolo (1,827 m). The peak, where a

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of the

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is located, can be reached on foot from Bocchetto Sessera or from Oriomosso, a hamlet of Campiglia Cervo. The Cima del Bonom is entirely located within the borders of the Oasi Zegna.InAlto
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