Category: Mountain Profiles

Pala di San Martino

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 …

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Cimon della Pala

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 …

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Monte Civetta

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 …

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Vezzana

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 …

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Cristallo

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 …

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Sorapiss

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 …

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Pinnacle Mountain (Arkansas)

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 …

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Tofana di Rozes

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 …

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Tofana di Dentro

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 …

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Tofana di Mezzo

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 …

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