Monte Altissimo di Nago

Monte Altissimo di Nago

View from the south
Highest point
Elevation 2,078[1] m (6,818 ft)
Coordinates 45°48′38″N 10°53′17″E / 45.810556°N 10.888056°E / 45.810556; 10.888056Coordinates: 45°48′38″N 10°53′17″E / 45.810556°N 10.888056°E / 45.810556; 10.888056
Geography
Monte Altissimo di Nago

Trentino, northern Italy

Parent range Alps, Brescia and Garda Prealps
Climbing
Easiest route mountain hike

Monte Altissimo di Nago is one of the highest summits of the Monte Baldo mountain range and thereby part of the Garda Mountains in northern Italy.

Morphology

The Altissimo is the highest peak in the northern part of the Monte-Baldo range, which stretches roughly from north to south. Other important peaks in the range are Punta Telegrafo to the south and the highest peak of the range Cima Valdritta. The saddle Bocca di Navene separates the southern part from the northern part.

Alpinism

On top of the Altissimo there is a mountain hut, the Rifugio Damiano Chiesa. The easiest way to reach the top is a hike over a dirt road from Strada Provinciale del Monte Baldo, also a prominent mountain-biking route. The important alpine long distance hiking Peace Trail (Sentiero della Pace) also leads over the top of the Altissimo.

History

Besides the mountain hut, there are also leftover military installations from the First World War and a chapel for remembrance to the wars victims.

References

  1. Kompass topographical map 102, Lake Garda, Monte Baldo (http://www.kompass.at)
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