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 12 2023
Tofana di Rozes Tofana di Rozes is a massive 3,225-meter (10,580-foot) summit rising west of Cortina d’Ampezzo in the Italian Dolomites. It is the third-highest of the three principal Tofane, after Tofana di Mezzo and Tofana di Dentro, yet its enormous south face and remarkably isolated profile make it arguably the most visually imposing mountain …
Sep 12 2023
Tofana di Dentro Tofana di Dentro is a 3,238-meter (10,623-foot) summit in the Tofane massif of the Italian Dolomites, rising immediately west of Cortina d’Ampezzo in Veneto. Also known as Tofana de Inze, Tofana III, or Terza, it is the second-highest of the three principal Tofane, only six meters lower than Tofana di Mezzo and …
Sep 10 2023
Tofana di Mezzo Tofana di Mezzo is the highest summit of the Tofane and one of the great mountains of the Italian Dolomites, rising to 3,244 meters (10,643 feet) immediately west of Cortina d’Ampezzo in Veneto. It stands only a few meters above neighboring Tofana di Dentro, but its enormous topographic prominence makes it the …
Sep 10 2023
Antelao (Nantelòu) Antelao is the second-highest mountain in the Dolomites, rising to 3,264 meters (10,709 feet) above the Cadore region of northeastern Italy. Its enormous pyramidal profile dominates the Boite Valley southeast of Cortina d’Ampezzo, earning it the traditional title “King of the Dolomites.” Only Marmolada rises higher in the Dolomites. Yet Antelao is far …
Sep 09 2023
Marmolada Marmolada is the highest mountain in the Dolomites, rising to 3,343 meters (10,968 feet) on the border between Trentino and Veneto in northeastern Italy. Its highest summit, Punta Penia, crowns a massive mountain unlike almost any other in the range: glaciated on the north, cut by one of the greatest rock walls in the …
Sep 09 2023
Mont Favre | Monte Favre Monte Favre is a distinctive 2,967-meter (9,734-foot) mountain rising above Val Veny near Courmayeur in Italy’s Aosta Valley. Also known as the Pointes des Charmonts, the mountain forms a compact pyramid of three summits on the high ridge separating Val Veny from the valleys descending toward La Thuile. The setting …
Sep 06 2023
Giau Pass (Passo di Giau) Giau Pass, or Passo Giau, is one of the most spectacular high mountain passes in the Italian Dolomites. Rising to 2,236 meters (7,336 feet) in the province of Belluno, Veneto, the pass connects the Cortina d’Ampezzo area with Colle Santa Lucia, Selva di Cadore, and Val Fiorentina. Few road-accessible places …
