The toponym Bibele likely derives from the Latin verb bibo which means to drink.

[1] The mountain is made of sandstones, biocalcarenite, and marls from the Miocene epoch of the Neogene geologic period.

[3] This region was likely settled by humans due to its naturally fortified position that allows for a view of the Raticosa pass and access to the Po valley.

This provided an economic benefit as it was on a trade route between the Etruscan civilization and central Italy.

[4] Archaeological evidence has revealed that it was inhabited as early as the European Copper Age.