Marmolada
Sign in to saveMarmolada (Ladin: Marmolèda; German: Marmolata, ) is a mountain in northeastern Italy and the highest mountain of the Dolomites (a section of the Alps). It lies between the borders of Trentino and Veneto. The Marmolada is an ultra-prominent peak (Ultra), known as the "Queen of the Dolomites". In 2009, as part of the Dolomites, the Marmolada massif was named a UNESCO World Heritage site. The largest glacier in the Dolomites, the Marmolada Glacier, is located on the northern face of the mountain.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Marmolada
- Mountain.photo
- Marmolata, 3343m.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Marmolada seen from Col di Rosc in June 2019
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 3343
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 2131
- Mountain.prominence_ref
- Ranked 9th in the Alps
- Mountain.map
- Alps
- Mountain.map_caption
- Alps
- Mountain.listing
- Ultra Alpine mountains above 3000 m
- Mountain.location
- Italy
- Mountain.range
- Dolomites
- Mountain.first_ascent
- 28 September 1864 by Paul Grohmann, Angelo Dimai, Fulgenzio Dimai
- Mountain.easiest_route
- rock/ice climb
- Mountain.other_name
- Queen of the Dolomites
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.WHS
- The Dolomites
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Criteria
- vii, viii
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID
- 1237rev-002
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Year
- 2009
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10 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- First World War
- 2022 Serac collapse
- Selected climbing routes
- Climbing incidents
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Marmolada (Ladin: Marmolèda; German: Marmolata, ) is a mountain in northeastern Italy and the highest mountain of the Dolomites (a section of the Alps). It lies between the borders of Trentino and Veneto. The Marmolada is an ultra-prominent peak (Ultra), known as the "Queen of the Dolomites". In 2009, as part of the Dolomites, the Marmolada massif was named a UNESCO World Heritage site. The largest glacier in the Dolomites, the Marmolada Glacier, is located on the northern face of the mountain.
==Geography==