3,184 mHeight
Pale di San MartinoGroup
46.280°N11.841°E

The ‘Matterhorn of the Dolomites’ above Passo Rolle and San Martino di Castrozza.

How to see it

The pointed summit dominates the view from Passo Rolle and from San Martino di Castrozza. The road over the pass gives the best roadside views.

Where to stay

San Martino di Castrozza and Passo Rolle. Compare the valleys in which Dolomites valley to stay in.

When to go

Skiing at San Martino and Passo Rolle in winter; hiking on the Pale di San Martino plateau in summer, reached by the Rosetta cable car.

Good to know

Its sharp shape has earned it the nickname ‘the Matterhorn of the Dolomites’.

Relief map showing the location of Cimon della Pala
Where it isCimon della Pala on the relief map. Open the interactive map.

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