Monte Pelmo is a mountain of the Dolomites, in the province of Belluno, Northeastern Italy.
The mountain resembles a giant block which stands isolated from other peaks, so can be seen clearly from the neighbouring valleys and from nearby mountains such as Antelao and Monte Civetta.
Monte Pelmo was one of the first major Dolomite peaks to be climbed, by Englishman John Ball, who later became president of the UK's Alpine Club, in 1857. He set out with a chamois hunter from the Boitevalley towards Monte Pelmo. Over the long ledge named after Ball, which the chamois hunters refused to cross, Ball got into the large cirque, through which he climbed over the small Pelmo glacier to below the summit structure.
West of the summit lies a secondary peak, Pelmetto (meaning "Little Pelmo" in Italian), at 2,990m high, which has a 1,100-metre (3,609 ft) high north face.
So there are only a few possibilities for climbing. The best known (and easiest) ascent leads over the south-east flank. The route of the first climbers still offers a rewarding but long and strenuous mountain tour in the second degree of difficulty. Problems can be found with the above-mentioned, exposed ball band. Climbing skills and surefootedness are necessary. The ascent of Monte Pelmo should also be carried out in safe weather and without snow.
On some rocks on its western side people can admire dinosaurs prints (Sign "Orme di Dinosauri"). These are the traces of at least three dinosaurs that are approx. 220 million years old. From the path to the tracks you walk steeply uphill for about half an hour.
This mountain is surnamed "God's armchair" because its shape looks like a huge armchair.
There's an alpine trail (T4) called Via normale Monte Pelmo leading to the summit. Pelmo is one of the 1 peaks along the Via normale Monte Pelmo.
The nearest mountain hut is Rifugio "Alba Maria De Luca" Venezia located 1 739m/5 707ft ESE of the summit.
By elevation Pelmo is
# 17 out of 2113 in the Dolomites # 13 out of 2375 in Veneto # 13 out of 1481 in Belluno # 1 out of 30 in the Pelmostock # 10 out of 810 in the East Dolomites
By prominence Pelmo is
# 9 out of 2113 in the Dolomites # 100 out of 60693 in the Alps # 58 out of 42694 in Italy # 15 out of 2375 in Veneto # 12 out of 1481 in Belluno # 1 out of 30 in the Pelmostock # 6 out of 810 in the East Dolomites
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