Tag: Sella group

Sass Pordoi: Elevation, Cable Car, Hiking, Geology & Fast Facts

Sass Pordoi Rising to approximately 2,950 meters (9,678 feet) above Passo Pordoi, Sass Pordoi is one of the most accessible high summits in the Dolomites and one of the finest viewpoints in northern Italy. Its broad, almost barren summit forms part of the southern edge of the Sella Group, where enormous layered cliffs rise abruptly …

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Sella Towers

Sella Towers (Sellatürme) The Sella Towers, known in Italian as the Torri del Sella and in German as the Sellatürme, are a spectacular group of five rock towers rising above Passo Sella in the Italian Dolomites. Their steep pale walls stand along the western edge of the Sella Group, directly across the pass from the …

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Boèseekofel

Boèseekofel Boèseekofel, also widely known as Piz da Lech or Piz da Lec de Boè, is a striking 2,913-meter peak in the eastern part of the Sella Group in Italy’s Dolomites. Rising above the Vallon basin and the resort village of Corvara in Alta Badia, the mountain combines sheer rock walls, a surprisingly approachable normal …

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Cima Pisciadù

Cima Pisciadù Cima Pisciadù, also known as Piz Pisciadù or Pisciadùspitze, is a dramatic 2,985-meter peak in the northern part of the Sella Group in Italy’s Dolomites. Rising above the turquoise waters of Lago Pisciadù and the Rifugio Franco Cavazza al Pisciadù, the mountain combines towering rock walls, a rugged high-alpine plateau, historic climbing terrain, …

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Piz Boè

Piz Boè Piz Boè is the highest mountain in the Sella Group of the Italian Dolomites, rising to approximately 3,152 meters (10,340 feet). Its distinctive pyramidal summit stands above the vast, pale plateau at the heart of the Sella massif, where the provinces of Bolzano, Trento, and Belluno meet. Despite exceeding 3,000 meters, Piz Boè …

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