Cristallo (mountain)
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Cristallo (Italian pronunciation: [kriˈstallo]) (German: Kristallspitze) is a mountain massif in the Italian Dolomites, northeast of Cortina d'Ampezzo, in the province of Belluno, Veneto, northern Italy. It is a long, indented ridge with four summits higher than 3,000 metres. The mountain range is part of the Ampezzo Dolomites Natural Park.[2]
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Cristallo | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,221 m (10,568 ft) |
Prominence | 1,416 m (4,646 ft)[1] |
Listing | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
Coordinates | 46°35′N 12°11′E |
Geography | |
Location | Belluno, Italy |
Parent range | Dolomites |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1865 (Monte Cristallo – Paul Grohmann, Angelo Dimai, Santo Siorpaes) |
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In the north of the Cristallo group is the 1,530 m high mountain pass "Cimabanche" (in German: "Im Gemärk" also "Gemärk Pass", in Ladin: "Sorabances"), in the south the mountain pass Tre Croci (1,809 m, in Ladin: "Son Zuógo").