Antelao

Antelao

Monte Antelao from the west
Elevation 3,263 m (10,705 ft)[1]
Prominence 1,734 m (5,689 ft)[1]
Listing Ultra
Location
Antelao

Italy

Location Province of Belluno, Italy
Range Dolomites
Coordinates 46°27′9″N 12°15′38″E / 46.45250°N 12.26056°ECoordinates: 46°27′9″N 12°15′38″E / 46.45250°N 12.26056°E[1]
Climbing
First ascent 18 September 1863 by Paul Grohmann, F. Lacedelli, A. Lacedelli, and Matteo Ossi or perhaps already around 1860 by Matteo Ossi
Easiest route Exposed scramble, class 4

Monte Antelao (Cadorino dialect: Nantelòu) is the highest mountain in the eastern Dolomites (a section of the Alps) in northeastern Italy, southeast of the town of Cortina d'Ampezzo, in the region of Cadore. It is known as the "King of the Dolomites". (Marmolada, the highest of all the Dolomites, is the "Queen".) Like many Dolomite peaks, Antelao is steep, rocky, and pointed; it also sits close to the edge of the Dolomite uplift and so has dramatic drops to the nearby valleys.

The easiest route is from the north, known as the "Laste", a steep, narrow ridge.[2] It involves a good deal of exposure, and a few short technical sections, such as a chimney, protected by cables.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 European high-prominence peaks". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  2. ↑ Monte Antelao on Peakware

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