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Antelao
Monte Antelao from Monte Rite.
Highest point
Elevation	3,263 m (10,705 ft)
Prominence	1,734 m (5,689 ft)
Isolation	31.3 km (19.4 mi)
Listing	Ultra, Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates	46°27′9″N 12°15′38″E / 46.45250°N 12.26056°E / 46.45250; 12.26056
Geography
AntelaoItaly
Location	Province of Belluno, Italy
Parent range	Dolomites
Climbing
First ascent	18 September 1863 by Paul Grohmann, F. Lacedelli, A. Lacedelli, and Matteo Ossi or perhaps already around 1860 by Matteo Ossi
Easiest route	Exposed scramble, class 4

Monte Antelao (Cadorino dialect: Nantelòu) is the highest mountain in the eastern Dolomites (a section of the Alps) in northeastern Italy, southeast of the town of Cortina d'Ampezzo, in the region of Cadore. The Monte Antelao is an ultra-prominent peak (Ultra).

It is known as the "King of the Dolomites" (Marmolada, the highest of all the Dolomites, is the "Queen" although composed mostly of limestones). As the highest pinnacle of the eastern Dolomites, the Antelao is not part of a closed massif or a high plateau, but a single, mighty rock pyramid. Like many Dolomite peaks, Antelao is steep, rocky, and pointed; it also sits close to the edge of the Dolomite uplift and so has dramatic drops to the nearby valleys. When the weather is good, Monte Antelao is clearly visible from Trieste on the Adriatic Sea.

The summit was reached for the first time in 1850 by the hunter Matteo Ossi from San Vito, who then accompanied the mountaineer Paul Grohmann to the summit in 1863. The modern Alta Via 4 trail which goes through Antelao has a nickname Alta Via di Grohmann.

The easiest route is from the north, known as the "Laste", a steep, narrow ridge. It involves a good deal of exposure, and a few short technical sections, such as a chimney, protected by cables. There is a refuge, the Rifugio Galassi, which is located below the Forcella Piccola in the upper Val d'Oten.

Gallery

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• Antelao view from Lago di Mosigo
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See also

• Golden age of alpinism
• List of mountains of the Alps
• Prominence

References

1. ^ European high-prominence peaks". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
2. "Monte Antelao". Peakware.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
3. Rifugio Galassi

External links

• "Antelao, Italy". Peakbagger.com.
• Rifugio Antelao: one of the huts surrounding Antelao
• Antelao on Summitpost.org
• Antelao on Hike.uno

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Geography	Antelao Becco di Mezzodì Cinque Torri Cristallo Croda da Lago Faloria Falzarego Pass Lagazuoi Pocol Pomagagnon Sorapiss Tofane Val d'Ansiei
Architecture	Basilica Minore dei Santi Filippo e Giacomo Cappella della Beata Vergine di Lourdes Castello de Zanna Castello di Botestagno Cortina Airport Forte Tre Sassi Sacrario militare di Pocol Mario Rimoldi Modern Art Museum Regole of Ampezzo Ethnographic Museum Rinaldo Zardini Palaeontology Museum
Sport	SG Cortina Stadio olimpico del ghiaccio 1944 Winter Olympics 1956 Winter Olympics 1963 World Figure Skating Championships 2009 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2010 World Men's Curling Championship FIBT World Championships: 1937 1939 1950 1954 1960 1966 1981 1989 1999 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships: 1932 1941 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships: 1927 1941
People	See Category:People from Cortina d'Ampezzo

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