Becca di Nana () is a tall mountain of the Pennine Alps in northern Italy. Its summit lies on the boundary between the municipalities of Chamois and Ayas in the Aosta Valley, Italy.
Description
Becca di Nana stands on the ridge dividing the Valtournenche in the west from the Ayas Valley to the east. The Col de Nannaz mountain pass () is located north of the summit along the ridge, and is followed by Becca Trecare ().
The summit is home to a stone altar and a large cross erected by the Alpini in memory of 18 fellow soldiers who lost their lives in a tragic accident at Gavia Pass in 1954. Every year, on 14 August, a Holy Mass is celebrated on the summit in remembrance of those who died in the mountains.
SOIUSA classification According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way: main part = Western Alps major sector = North Western Alps section = Pennine Alps subsection = Alpi del Monte Rosa supergroup = Contrafforti valdostani del Monte Rosa group = Costiera Tournalin-Zerbion
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