Sep 24 2023
Cima della Madonna Cima della Madonna is a striking 2,752-meter (9,029-foot) rock summit in the Pale di San Martino of the Italian Dolomites. Rising beside Sass Màor above the forests and meadows near San Martino di Castrozza, the mountain is famous far beyond its modest elevation because of one extraordinary feature: the elegant northwest arête …
Sep 24 2023
Cima di Focobon Cima di Focobon, more commonly written in Italian as Cima del Focobon, is a spectacular 3,054-meter (10,020-foot) summit in the northern Pale di San Martino of the Italian Dolomites. Rising above Falcade and the Valle del Biois in the province of Belluno, it is the highest mountain of the Focobon subgroup and …
Sep 24 2023
Cima dei Bureloni Cima dei Bureloni is a commanding 3,130-meter (10,269-foot) summit in the Pale di San Martino of the Italian Dolomites. Rising directly along the boundary between Trentino and Belluno, it is generally recognized as the third-highest major summit in the Pale di San Martino, after Vezzana and Cimon della Pala. Despite its height, …
Sep 24 2023
Pala di San Martino Pala di San Martino is a monumental 2,982-meter (9,783-foot) rock mountain in the Pale di San Martino of the Italian Dolomites. Rising immediately east of San Martino di Castrozza in Trentino, the mountain is one of the most recognizable and historically important summits in the entire Pala group. Although it falls …
Sep 23 2023
Cimon della Pala Cimon della Pala is the most famous summit of the Pale di San Martino, rising to approximately 3,185 meters (10,449 feet) in the Italian Dolomites. Its slender pyramidal profile dominates the view from Passo Rolle and has earned it the enduring nickname “Matterhorn of the Dolomites” — Il Cervino delle Dolomiti. Although …
Sep 21 2023
Monte Civetta Monte Civetta is a monumental 3,220-meter (10,564-foot) mountain in the Italian Dolomites, rising between Alleghe and Val di Zoldo in the province of Belluno, Veneto. With approximately 1,454 meters (4,770 feet) of topographic prominence, it is not merely one of the highest peaks of the Dolomites but one of their most independent and …
Sep 21 2023
Vezzana Vezzana, more fully known as Cima della Vezzana, is the highest mountain in the Pale di San Martino, rising to approximately 3,192 meters (10,472 feet) in the Italian Dolomites. Modern LiDAR measurements refine the natural summit to about 3,193 meters (10,476 feet), but 3,192 meters remains the traditional and most widely used elevation. The …
Sep 21 2023
Cristallo Cristallo is one of the great mountain massifs of the Italian Dolomites, rising immediately northeast of Cortina d’Ampezzo in Veneto. Its highest summit, Monte Cristallo, reaches 3,221 meters (10,568 feet) and towers over the Ampezzo Valley in a spectacular collection of vertical walls, deeply cut gullies, narrow ridges, and pale Dolomite towers. The Cristallo …
Sep 20 2023
Sorapiss | Punta Sorapiss Sorapiss is one of the great mountain massifs of the Italian Dolomites, rising southeast of Cortina d’Ampezzo in Veneto. Its highest point, Punta Sorapiss, reaches 3,205 meters (10,515 feet) and stands above an extraordinary landscape of vertical rock walls, glacial cirques, high ledges, remote valleys, shrinking glaciers, and the brilliant turquoise …
Sep 13 2023
Pinnacle Mountain Pinnacle Mountain is one of the most recognizable natural landmarks in central Arkansas, rising abruptly from the lowlands just west of Little Rock. Its distinctive cone-shaped profile, exposed summit boulders, and steep slopes make the mountain appear far larger than its modest absolute elevation suggests. Arkansas State Parks traditionally lists the summit at …
