Monte Piana map

Monte Piana

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2 325 m

Elevation

Elevation is the altitude of a place
above sea level.

457 m

Prominence

Peak’s prominence is the least
vertical to be covered to get from the
summit to any other higher terrain.

Proportional Prominence 887 m

About

Monte Piana is a 2,324-metre (7,625 ft) tall mountain in the Sexten Dolomites and located on the border between the provinces of South Tyrol and Belluno. The smaller Northern summit of the mountain is named Monte Piano (2,305m).

During the so-called "White War" in World War I the mountain was hotly contested between the Austro-Hungarian and Italian Armies. The Austrians had occupied the Northern summit Monte Piano, while the Southern summit Monte Piana was in Italian hands. Today many remnants of the fierce fighting can still be found on both summits.

There's a hiking trail (T1) leading to the summit.

The nearest mountain hut is Rifugio Monte Piana - A. Bosi located 836m/2 744ft ESE of the summit.

By elevation Monte Piana is

# 58 out of 71 in Naturpark Drei Zinnen - Parco Naturale Tre Cime
# 98 out of 141 in the Sexten Dolomites

By prominence Monte Piana is

# 72 out of 2113 in the Dolomites
# 69 out of 2375 in Veneto
# 96 out of 3872 in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
# 59 out of 1481 in Belluno
# 53 out of 2178 in South Tyrol
# 7 out of 71 in Naturpark Drei Zinnen - Parco Naturale Tre Cime
# 8 out of 141 in the Sexten Dolomites
# 36 out of 810 in the East Dolomites

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