[3] A post-glacial valley exists near a point called Ometto in sassi (literally "little man in rock") at 2,400 meters.

[2][6] As with its parent Alpine belt, Pizzo Coca is composed of "dark-coloured"[6] sedimentary mountain rock with "huge rocky spurs"[2] known as a pyramid type peak.

[7] Narrow and vertical chimney clefts stretch towards Pizzo Coca's summit, which has rock debris, before it levels off.

The Glacial regional climate extends from 2,500 to Pico Coca's top at 3,050 metres with snow falling at the higher elevations.

[13][14] From here begins the steepest part of the path allowing climbers, after 300 to 400 meters uphill, the base of Pizzo Coca is reached.

Past Rifugio Coca, becomes a YDS 3 or a climbing route with scrambling uphill amongst boulders, creeks, cliffs and zig-zag markers.