Pale di San Martino

The Pale di San Martino are well-known for being the most extensive range of the Dolomites between Trentino and the province of Belluno. The Trentino section stretches entirely in the Paneveggio - Pale di San Martino Nature Park. With its impressive peaks and the moonscape-like landscape, this group served as an inspiration to many artists and writers, including Dino Buzzati. The Alta Via delle Dolomiti no. 2 crosses this mountain group from north to south. Some of the most famous vie ferrate of the Dolomites, such as the Via Ferrata Bolver-Lughli to Cimon della Pala, can be found here.

The mountain group is also known as Dolomiti di Primiero or Gruppo delle Pale and composed of dolostone, a sedimentary carbonate rock with a high percentage of the mineral dolomite and traces of limestone and evaporites. Alike the Dolomites, also the Pale di San Martino sparkle in colours ranging from pink to orange at sunset.

The most famous villages at the foot of the Pale di San Martino are San Martino di Castrozza, Fiera di Primiero in Trentino and Agordo in the province of Belluno.

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• Highest peak: Cima di Vezzana (3,192 m)
• First ascent of Cima di Vezzana: June 23, 1878, Douglas William Freshfield and Charles C. Tucker
• Other famous peaks: Cimon della Pala (3,184 m), Cima Burleoni (3,132 m), Pala di San Martino (2,987 m), Cima Fradusta (2,939 m), Cima Wilma (2,782 m), Monte Mulaz (2,906 m), Monte Agnér (2,871 m)
• Location: Provinces of Trentino and Belluno

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