It is part of the Ligurian Alps and has an elevation of 2,231 metres (7,320 ft).

Due to its location the Bisalta is an exceptional panoramic point, allowing to see even the Ligurian Sea in particularly clear days.

[1][2][3] In the 19th century, the Bisalta was climbed by mountaineers such as Douglas Freshfield and W. A.

[4] During the Second World War, it became a base for Italian partisan groups (Boves massacre).

In the 1950s Felice Ippolito carried out prospections in the search of uranium, and in July 1960 a lightning killed four people when it hit the summit cross during a religious ceremony.