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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).

Antelao
Monte Antelao from Monte Rite.
Highest point
Elevation	3,263 m (10,705 ft)[1]
Prominence	1,734 m (5,689 ft)[1]
Isolation	31.3 km (19.4 mi)
Listing	Ultra, Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates	46°27′9″N 12°15′38″E[1]
Geography
Antelao Italy
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

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 easiest route is from the north, known as the "Laste", a steep, narrow ridge.[2] 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.[3]

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

External links

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

На других языках

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[de] Antelao

Der Monte Antelao (ladinisch Nantelou) ist mit 3264 m s.l.m. der höchste Berg der Cadorischen Dolomiten und zweithöchste der Dolomiten überhaupt. Der Monte Antelao ist bei gutem Wetter von der Rive in Triest aus gut sichtbar.

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- [en] Antelao

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[fr] Antelao

L'Antelao est un sommet des Alpes culminant à 3 264 m, dans les Dolomites, en Italie (Vénétie). Deuxième plus haut sommet du massif, il est également surnommé le « roi des Dolomites », en rapport à la Marmolada, qui en est « la reine » (bien qu'éloignée d'une trentaine de kilomètres) et point culminant du massif.

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[it] Antelao

Il monte Antelao (Nantelòu in dialetto cadorino[1], detto anche il Re delle Dolomiti) è la seconda cima delle Dolomiti (dopo la Marmolada[2]) con i suoi 3264 m, uno dei principali gruppi delle Dolomiti bellunesi (la prima per il rapporto tra altezza e sviluppo orizzontale dello zoccolo, che non supera i quattro chilometri di diametro).

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