Mottarone is a mountain in the Western Alps of Piedmont, north-western Italy, with an elevation of 1,492 metres (4,895 ft).
According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[3] Prior to May 2021 the peak of Mottarone could be reached by a 20-minute ride on the Stresa-Alpino-Mottarone Cable Car cableway from Carciano, a frazione of Stresa.
It overlooks the city of Verbania on Lake Maggiore; Monviso in the Maritime Alps, as well as Monte Rosa, can be seen on clear sky days.
There are two roads: the first comes up from Armeno, west of the Mottarone summit near Lake Orta; the second, a private toll road, begins from Alpino, a frazione of Stresa on the eastern side of the summit.
In January 1935 the first giant slalom in ski racing history took place on the Mottarone.